Where does “戈壁” come from?

戈壁 (Chinese) comes from Manchu ᡤᠣᠪᡳ, from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣᠪᠢ.

戈壁 (Chinese): any desert sharing similar geological features to the Gobi desert; deserts in general

Definitions

  1. any desert sharing similar geological features to the Gobi desert; deserts in general

Ancestry of “戈壁”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᡤᠣᠪᡳdesert, wasteland
2Classical Mongolianᠭᠣᠪᠢ—
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