Where does “тенге” come from?

тенге (Russian) comes from Kazakh теңге, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

тенге (Russian): tenge

Definitions

  1. tenge

Ancestry of “тенге”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтеңгеtenge
2Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
3Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Kazakh теңге →