Where does “中美” come from?

中美 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 中, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan t/duŋ — navel; centre.

中美 (Chinese): China and the United States of America

Definitions

  1. China and the United States of America

Ancestry of “中美”, step by step

中美 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese中middle
2Proto-Sino-Tibetant/duŋnavel; centre

via Chinese 美

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese美—
2Chinese童—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan t/duŋ →Every word from Chinese 中 →