Where does “гиан” come from?

гиан (Nanai) comes from Manchu ᡤᡳᠶᠠᡳ, from Chinese 街, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r/g-wa — village.

гиан (Nanai): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “гиан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᡤᡳᠶᠠᡳstreet
2Chinese街—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanr/g-wavillage
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r/g-wa →Every word from Chinese 街 →Every word from Manchu ᡤᡳᠶᠠᡳ →