Etymology

tamga

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Today it means: A seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they influenced; typically the emblem of a particular tribe, clan, or family. Full definition →

Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 ← Proto-Turkic *tamga
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  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*tamga
  2. Old Turkic · learned borrowing from𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀
  3. English todaytamga

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 (t¹mg¹a), from Proto-Turkic *tamga.

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