Where does “Manchurian” come from?
Manchurian is an English adjective derived from Manchuria, the English name for a historical region in northeastern Asia.
Manchurian (English): Pertaining to Manchuria; An inhabitant of...
Definitions
- Pertaining to Manchuria; An inhabitant of...
Ancestry of “Manchurian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Mansiourische | — |
| 2 | Dutch | -isch | -ic; -ian |
| 3 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “Manchurian”