English
Fatshan
Fatshan comes from Cantonese 佛山.
- Cantonesemodern佛山fat⁶ saan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1877Fatshan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern佛山fat⁶ saan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1877Fatshan
Earliest quotation: 1877, C. T. Gardner: “The places where I myself saw the Proclamations exhibited…”
Every English word from Cantonese 佛山
Today it means
name Synonym of Foshan: the Cantonese-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 佛山 / Fatshan