Where does “北平” come from?

北平 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 北, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ba — to carry; shoulder.

北平 (Chinese): Beiping/Peiping

Definitions

  1. Beiping/Peiping

Ancestry of “北平”, step by step

北平 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 北

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese北—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanbato carry; shoulder

via Chinese 平

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese平—

Words derived from “北平”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ba →Every word from Chinese 北 →