Where does “pekinganka” come from?
pekinganka (Swedish) comes from Swedish Peking, from Chinese Mandarin 北京, from Chinese Mandarin 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.
pekinganka (Swedish): Pekin duck; Peking duck
Ancestry of “pekinganka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Peking | — |
| 2 | Chinese Mandarin | 北京 | — |
| 3 | Chinese Mandarin | 京 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-gaŋ | hill, ridge, mountain |