Where does “kans” come from?

kans (English) comes from English kan, from Japanese 槓, from Mandarin 槓.

kans (English): plural of kan

Definitions

  1. plural of kan

Ancestry of “kans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkanArchaic form of khan; A Japanese unit of weight,...
2Japanese槓a set of four identical tiles
3Mandarin槓—
Every word from Mandarin 槓 →Every word from Japanese 槓 →Every word from English kan →