Where does “倫敦” come from?

倫敦 (Chinese) comes from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “倫敦”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLondonSituated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000
2Middle EnglishLondon
3Old EnglishLundenLondon
4LatinLondiniumLondon
5Proto-Celtic*Londinyom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “倫敦

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic *LondinyomEvery word from Latin Londinium