Where does “Yun” come from?

Yun (English) comes from Khmer យុន, from Chinese 尹.

Ancestry of “Yun”, step by step

Yun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យុន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KhmerយុនYun
2Chinese尹—

via Korean 윤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean윤sheen; gloss; lustre
Every word from Chinese 尹 →Every word from Khmer យុន →