Where does “Peking” come from?

Peking (Dutch) comes from Chinese Mandarin 北京, from Chinese Mandarin 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.

Ancestry of “Peking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin北京—
2Chinese Mandarin京—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-gaŋhill, ridge, mountain
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 京 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 北京 →
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