Where does “” come from?

倉 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Lolo-Burmese tsaŋ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

(Chinese): granary

Definitions

  1. granary

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Lolo-Burmesetsaŋelephant
2Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
3Middle Chineseelephant; image, resemblance
4Old Chineseelephant

Words derived from “

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倉 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer