Where does “Shanghai” come from?
Shanghai derives from Mandarin 上海, literally meaning "above the sea," combining the characters for "upper" and "sea."
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Ancestry of “Shanghai”, step by step
Shanghai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English shangan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shangan | — |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | seangan | ant |
| 3 | Middle Irish | sengán | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |
via Chinese 上海
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 上海 | Downtown Shanghai; Inner-city Shanghai; Shanghai city center |
via Chinese Mandarin 上海
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 上海 | — |