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Where does “Pyongyang” come from?

Pyongyang (English) comes from Korean 평양, from Chinese 平壤.

Ancestry of “Pyongyang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean평양flat land
2Chinese平壤—

Words derived from “Pyongyang”

  • Pyongyangite
Every word from Chinese 平壤 →