Where does “三藩” come from?

三藩 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 三藩市, from English San Francisco, from Spanish San Francisco — Saint Francis.

三藩 (Chinese): Three Feudatories three lords of the fiefdoms during the Qing dynasty

Definitions

  1. Three Feudatories three lords of the fiefdoms during the Qing dynasty

Ancestry of “三藩”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese三藩市
2EnglishSan FranciscoThe indigenous people of the city of the same name, also known as the Ramaytush
3SpanishSan FranciscoSaint Francis
Every word from Spanish San FranciscoEvery word from English San FranciscoEvery word from Chinese 三藩市