Where does “тенъ” come from?

тенъ (Nogai) comes from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

тенъ (Nogai): equal

Definitions

  1. equal

Ancestry of “тенъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
2Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →