Where does “тугрик” come from?

тугрик (Russian) comes from Mongolian ᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ, from Chinese 圓 — circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round.

тугрик (Russian): tugrik; any currency

Definitions

  1. tugrik; any currency

Ancestry of “тугрик”, step by step

тугрик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian ᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ—
2Chinese圓circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round

via Mongolian төгрөг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianтөгрөгtugrug, tugrik

Words derived from “тугрик”

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