Where does “tümen” come from?

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

tümen (Turkish): a large number or quantity

Definitions

  1. a large number or quantity

Ancestry of “tümen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتومانtoman, a former unit of currency of Iran; toman,...
2Mongolianтүмэнten thousand
3Proto-Turkic*tümenA countless number or multitude (of specified things), a myriad
4Middle Chinese萬—

Words derived from “tümen”

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