Where does “yuan” come from?

yuan (Portuguese) comes from Chinese Mandarin 元, from Chinese Mandarin 圓.

yuan (Portuguese): yuan currency unit of China

Definitions

  1. yuan currency unit of China

Ancestry of “yuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin元—
2Chinese Mandarin圓—
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 圓 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 元 →