Where does “cóán” come from?
cóán (Irish) comes from Japanese 公案, from Chinese 公案 — koan; court table; complicated legal case.
cóán (Irish): koan
Ancestry of “cóán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 公案 | koan |
| 2 | Chinese | 公案 | koan; court table; complicated legal case |