Where does “kaolin” come from?

kaolin (French) comes from Mandarin 高嶺.

kaolin (French): kaolin

Definitions

  1. kaolin

Ancestry of “kaolin”, step by step

kaolin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mandarin 高嶺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mandarin高嶺

via Chinese Mandarin 高陵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin高陵

Words derived from “kaolin

Every word from Mandarin 高嶺