Where does “kan” come from?

Khan derives from Persian خان, from Middle Persian hʾn', originally meaning a ruler or provincial governor.

kan (English): Archaic form of khan; A Japanese unit of weight,...

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of khan; A Japanese unit of weight,...

Ancestry of “kan”, step by step

kan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 槓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese槓a set of four identical tiles
2Mandarin槓—

via Cantonese 斤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese斤—

Words derived from “kan”

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