Where does “Tang” come from?

Tang derives from Cantonese 滕, from Middle Persian tng, from Proto-Indo-European ten-, a root of uncertain ultimate meaning.

Tang (English): Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907

Definitions

  1. Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907

Ancestry of “Tang”, step by step

Tang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنگnarrow, strait; tight; flagon; carafe
2Middle Persiantngnarrow, tight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via Cantonese 滕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese滕—

via Mandarin 唐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mandarin唐—

Words derived from “Tang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →