Where does “Taiwan” come from?

Taiwan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Taiwan, from Chinese 臺灣, from Dutch Tayouan.

Ancestry of “Taiwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchTaiwan—
2Chinese臺灣Taiwan
3DutchTayouan—

Words derived from “Taiwan”

Every word from Dutch Tayouan →Every word from Chinese 臺灣 →Every word from Dutch Taiwan →