Where does “洛陽” come from?

洛陽 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 陽, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan laŋ — to lift; to raise.

洛陽 (Chinese): sunny side of the Luo River

Definitions

  1. sunny side of the Luo River

Ancestry of “洛陽”, step by step

洛陽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 陽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese陽—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanlaŋto lift; to raise

via Chinese 洛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese洛—

Words derived from “洛陽”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan laŋ →Every word from Chinese 陽 →