Where does “Gansu” come from?

Gansu is the English name for the Chinese province Gānsù, whose origin and meaning are not documented.

Ancestry of “Gansu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	ganso	stupid, slow-witted; goose, gander; idiot, fool
2	Gothic	𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃	goose
3	Proto-Germanic	gans	goose
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰans-	—

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