Where does “金” come from?

金 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m — metal.

金 (Chinese): gold; "orig." gold, golden

Definitions

  1. gold; "orig." gold, golden

Ancestry of “金”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

Words derived from “金”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →