Where does “Tian” come from?
Tian is a Mandarin Chinese word 田 meaning field or paddy, with roots in Old Chinese where it denoted an enclosed agricultural plot.
Ancestry of “Tian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tian | tian, cooking-pot |
| 2 | Old Occitan | tian | — |