Where does “ming” come from?

ming (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai مینک, from Proto-Turkic bïŋ — thousand.

ming (Uzbek): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “ming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiمینکthousand
2Proto-Turkicbïŋthousand
Every word from Proto-Turkic bïŋ →Every word from Chagatai مینک →
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