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Where does “坎兒井” come from?

坎兒井 (Chinese) comes from Uyghur كارىز, from Persian کاریز, from Persian کاهریز.

坎兒井 (Chinese): qanat

Definitions

  1. qanat

Ancestry of “坎兒井”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurكارىزa qanat
2Persianکاریزqanat, kariz/karez
3Persianکاهریز—
Every word from Persian کاهریز →