Where does “инь-ян” come from?

инь-ян (Russian) comes from Chinese Mandarin 陰陽, from Middle Chinese 陰陽, from Old Chinese 陰陽.

инь-ян (Russian): yin-yang

Definitions

  1. yin-yang

Ancestry of “инь-ян”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin陰陽—
2Middle Chinese陰陽—
3Old Chinese陰陽—
Every word from Old Chinese 陰陽 →Every word from Middle Chinese 陰陽 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 陰陽 →
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