Where does “Taiwan” come from?

Taiwan (Marshallese) comes from English Taiwan, from Chinese Mandarin 臺灣, from Hokkien 臺灣.

Ancestry of “Taiwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaiwan2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid
2Chinese Mandarin臺灣—
3Hokkien臺灣—

Words derived from “Taiwan”

Every word from Hokkien 臺灣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 臺灣 →Every word from English Taiwan →