Where does “үжен” come from?

үжен (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan үш, from Proto-Turkic üč — three.

үжен (Tuvan): thirty

Definitions

  1. thirty

Ancestry of “үжен”, step by step

үжен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan үш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanүшthree
2Proto-Turkicüčthree

via Tuvan он

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanонten
2Proto-Turkicōnten
Every word from Proto-Turkic üč →Every word from Tuvan үш →