Where does “Táiwáán” come from?

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

Táiwáán (Navajo): Taiwan

Definitions

  1. Taiwan

Ancestry of “Táiwáán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaiwan2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid
2Chinese Mandarin臺灣—
3Hokkien臺灣—
Every word from Hokkien 臺灣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 臺灣 →Every word from English Taiwan →