Where does “تومان” come from?

تومان (Persian) comes from Mongolian түмэн, from Proto-Turkic *tümen, from Middle Chinese 萬.

تومان (Persian): toman, a former unit of currency of Iran; toman,...

Definitions

  1. toman, a former unit of currency of Iran; toman,...

Ancestry of “تومان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianтүмэнten thousand
2Proto-Turkic*tümenA countless number or multitude (of specified things), a myriad
3Middle Chinese萬—

Words derived from “تومان”

Every word from Middle Chinese 萬 →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tümen →Every word from Mongolian түмэн →