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Where does “altan” come from?

altan (Proto-Mongolic) comes from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.

altan (Proto-Mongolic): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “altan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicaltungold

Words derived from “altan”

  • алт
Every word from Proto-Turkic altun →