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Where does “Táiwáán” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Táiwáán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaiwan—
2Chinese Mandarin臺灣—
3Hokkien臺灣—
Every word from Hokkien 臺灣 →