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Where does “宜蘭” come from?
宜蘭 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 噶瑪蘭, from Kavalan kebalan — Kavalan.
Ancestry of “宜蘭”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Chinese
噶瑪蘭
Kavalan a Taiwanese aborigine ethnic group
2
Kavalan
kebalan
Kavalan
Words derived from “宜蘭”
Ilan
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