Where does “Yan” come from?

Yan is a Chinese word written as 燕 with an unknown original meaning.

Yan (English): An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty

Definitions

  1. An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty

Ancestry of “Yan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
2Proto-West Germanicainone
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “Yan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →
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