Where does “yang” come from?

Yang comes from Chinese yáng, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

yang (English): A principle in Chinese and related East Asian...

Definitions

  1. A principle in Chinese and related East Asian...

Ancestry of “yang”, step by step

yang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 楊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese楊Willow
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanglaŋox; elephant; poplar

via Chinese 陽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese陽—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanlaŋto lift; to raise

via Korean 양(兩)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean양(兩)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan glaŋ →Every word from Chinese 楊 →