Where does “Yuan” come from?

Yuan derives from Mandarin 元, a Chinese currency unit whose original sense referred to a round object or beginning.

Yuan (English): The Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

Definitions

  1. The Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

Ancestry of “Yuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin元—
2Chinese Mandarin圓—
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 圓 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 元 →