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Where does “清” come from?

清 (Chinese Mandarin) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)s(j)aŋ — clear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear.

Ancestry of “清”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan(t)s(j)aŋclear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear
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