Where does “pekinginihminen” come from?
pekinginihminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Peking, from Chinese Mandarin 北京, from Chinese Mandarin 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.
pekinginihminen (Finnish): Peking Man, "Homo erectus pekinensis"
Definitions
- Peking Man, "Homo erectus pekinensis"
Ancestry of “pekinginihminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Peking | — |
| 2 | Chinese Mandarin | 北京 | — |
| 3 | Chinese Mandarin | 京 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-gaŋ | hill, ridge, mountain |