Etymology

Temujin

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Middle Mongol ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠵᠢᠨ ← Proto-Turkic *temürči(n)
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  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*temürči(n)“blacksmith”
  2. Middle Mongol · borrowed fromᠲᠡᠮᠦᠵᠢᠨ
  3. English todayTemujin

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠵᠢᠨ (temüǰin). Possibly from Proto-Turkic *temürči(n) (“blacksmith”).

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