Where does “тайван” come from?

тайван (Mongolian) comes from Russian Тайва́нь, from Chinese Mandarin 臺灣, from Hokkien 臺灣.

тайван (Mongolian): peace, calmness

Definitions

  1. peace, calmness

Ancestry of “тайван”, step by step

тайван traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Тайва́нь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianТайва́нь—
2Chinese Mandarin臺灣—
3Hokkien臺灣—

via Chinese Mandarin 太平

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin太平—
Every word from Hokkien 臺灣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 臺灣 →Every word from Russian Тайва́нь →