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Where does “niken” come from?

niken (Proto-Mongolic) comes from French nickel, from German Nickel — nickel; A coin of ten pfennigs.

Ancestry of “niken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnickelnickel; atom of nickel; spotless
2GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs

Words derived from “niken”

  • нэг
  • нэгэн
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