Etymology Explorer › Manx

Where does “doan” come from?

doan (Manx) comes from Vietnamese Đoàn, from Middle Chinese 團 — sphere, round object.

doan (Manx): brown, brunette; hazel; swarthy, dark-skinned

Definitions

  1. brown, brunette; hazel; swarthy, dark-skinned

Ancestry of “doan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐoàn—
2Middle Chinese團sphere, round object
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