Where does “Taywan” come from?

Taywan (Tagalog) comes from English Taiwan, from Chinese Mandarin 臺灣, from Hokkien 臺灣.

Ancestry of “Taywan”, step by step

Taywan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Taiwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaiwan2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid
2Chinese Mandarin臺灣—
3Hokkien臺灣—

via Siraya tayw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sirayataywman
2Proto-AustronesianCauperson, human being

via Ivatan tayo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ivatantayo—
Every word from Hokkien 臺灣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 臺灣 →Every word from English Taiwan →
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