Where does “Jangtsekiang” come from?
Jangtsekiang (German) comes from Chinese 揚子江 — the stretch of the Yangtze River between its mouth and Nanjing, near the formerly-important port of Yangzhou.
Ancestry of “Jangtsekiang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 揚子江 | the stretch of the Yangtze River between its mouth and Nanjing, near the formerly-important port of Yangzhou |