English
Hotan
Hotan comes from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā ‘lord, king’.
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*hwatā́wHā‘lord, king’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोदन
- Uyghurmodernخوتەنxoten
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Hotan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*hwatā́wHā‘lord, king’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोदन
- Uyghurmodernخوتەنxoten
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Hotan
Earliest quotation: 1989, Che Muqi, Past and Present]: “Today in Hotan Prefecture, including Pishan, Moyu, Lop, Qira,…”
Every English word from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā
Today it means
name A prefecture of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā / Hotan