Where does “鵝蠻律” come from?

鵝蠻律 (Chinese) comes from Indonesian gubernur, from Dutch gouverneur, from Middle Dutch gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.

鵝蠻律 (Chinese): governor

Definitions

  1. governor

Ancestry of “鵝蠻律”, step by step

鵝蠻律 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian gubernur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangubernurgovernor; The chief executive officer of a...
2Dutchgouverneurgovernor
3Middle Dutchgouverneur
4Middle Frenchgouverneurgovernor
5Old Frenchgouvreneurgovernor; steersman
6LatingubernātorHelmsman or pilot of a boat
7Ancient Greekκυβερνήτηςcaptain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,...
8Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
9Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Malay gabenor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygabenorgovernor
2EnglishgovernorThe chief executive officer of a first-level...
3Middle Englishgovenour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής
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