Where does “唐名” come from?
唐名 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.
唐名 (Japanese): a name used in China
Ancestry of “唐名”, step by step
唐名 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 唐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 唐 | foreign lands in general; element in compounds,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 伽羅 | the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532 |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कालागुरु | — |
via Japanese 名
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 名 | name; reputation; famous, great, noted |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 名 | name |