Where does “пайлан” come from?

пайлан (Chuvash) comes from Chuvash пайла, from Chuvash пай, from Middle Chinese 派.

пайлан (Chuvash): to be divided, to be split

Definitions

  1. to be divided, to be split

Ancestry of “пайлан”, step by step

пайлан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chuvash пайла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashпайлаto divide, to split
2Chuvashпайpart
3Middle Chinese

via Chuvash н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashн
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Chuvash пайEvery word from Chuvash пайла