Where does “萬歲” come from?

萬歲 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 萬, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-maŋ.

萬歲 (Chinese): to long live in exclamations; may... have a long life; hooray

Definitions

  1. to long live in exclamations; may... have a long life; hooray

Ancestry of “萬歲”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese10,000
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-maŋ
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