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Where does “Xinjiangese” come from?

Xinjiangese (English) comes from English Xinjiang, from Chinese 新疆, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

Xinjiangese (English): Of, from or pertaining to the city of Xinjiang or...

Definitions

  1. Of, from or pertaining to the city of Xinjiang or...

Ancestry of “Xinjiangese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishXinjiang—
2Chinese新疆new territory; colony
3Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
4Translingual-therium—
5Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
6Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
7Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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