Where does “漢堡包” come from?

漢堡包 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 漢堡, from English Hamburg, from German Hamburg, from Old High German Hammaburg.

漢堡包 (Chinese): hamburger

Definitions

  1. hamburger

Ancestry of “漢堡包”, step by step

漢堡包 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 漢堡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese漢堡hamburger
2EnglishHamburgA Hamburg chicken; A variety of black grape
3GermanHamburgHamburg
4Old High GermanHammaburg—

via Chinese 包

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese包—
Every word from Old High German Hammaburg →Every word from German Hamburg →Every word from English Hamburg →