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
- Of, from or pertaining to the city of Xinjiang or...
Ancestry of “Xinjiangese”, step by step
Xinjiangese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Xinjiang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Xinjiang | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 新疆 | new territory; colony |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 4 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |