Where does “北京” come from?

北京 (Chinese Mandarin) comes from Chinese Mandarin 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.

Ancestry of “北京”, step by step

北京 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese Mandarin 京

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin京—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-gaŋhill, ridge, mountain

via Chinese Mandarin 北

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin北—

Words derived from “北京”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 京 →