Etymograph

English

Gaydu

Blend of gay + Chengdu, due to its prominent gay culture.

A blend of gay + Chengdu

Old French gai ‘joyful, merry’

Middle English gay ‘joyous’

English gay

Mandarin ^成都

English Chengdu

Today it means

name Chengdu (city in China)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Gaydu