Where does “Dalian” come from?

Dalian comes from English Dalí, Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, Latin -anus, Latin -um, and Latin -us, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

Dalian (English): Of or relating to Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish surrealist painter

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish surrealist painter

Ancestry of “Dalian”, step by step

Dalian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dalí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDalíSalvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish artist
2Arabicدَلِيلguide; proof, demonstration, evidence

via Chinese Mandarin 大連

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin大連—
2RussianДа́льнийfar, distant
Every word from Arabic دَلِيل →Every word from English Dalí →
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