Where does “Kashi” come from?
Kashi is an English place name derived from Mandarin 喀什, a Chinese transliteration of a Central Asian toponym with uncertain original meaning.
Ancestry of “Kashi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 喀什 | — |
| 2 | Manchu | ᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵ | — |
| 3 | Written Oirat | ᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ | — |
| 4 | Persian | کاشغر | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | gr̥Híš | mountain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Híš | mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |