Where does “онгу” come from?

онгу (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan он, from Proto-Turkic ōn — ten.

онгу (Tuvan): tenth

Definitions

  1. tenth

Ancestry of “онгу”, step by step

онгу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan он

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanонten
2Proto-Turkicōnten

via Tuvan гу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanгу
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōnEvery word from Tuvan он