Where does “امیرتومان” come from?
امیرتومان (Persian) comes from Persian تومان, from Mongolian түмэн, from Proto-Turkic *tümen, from Middle Chinese 萬.
امیرتومان (Persian): a major general, a commander of a division
Definitions
- a major general, a commander of a division
Ancestry of “امیرتومان”, step by step
امیرتومان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian تومان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | تومان | toman, a former unit of currency of Iran; toman,... |
| 2 | Mongolian | түмэн | ten thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tümen | A countless number or multitude (of specified things), a myriad |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 萬 | — |
via Persian امیر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | امیر | commander; prince; emir, amir |
| 2 | Arabic | أَمِير | prince; prince; commander; commander, prince |