English
Ji
Ji comes from Chinese 薊.
- Chinesemodern薊Jì
- EnglishtodayJi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern薊Jì
- EnglishtodayJi
The story
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 薊 /蓟 (Jì), literally thistle or thistles.
Every English word from Chinese 薊
Another origin of Ji
- Proto-Sino-Tibetanprehistoric (reconstructed)*sV-qjit‘happy’root as named · steps between not traced
- Chinesemodern吉Jí
- EnglishtodayJi
Another origin of Ji
- Chinesemodern姞Jí
- EnglishtodayJi
Today it means
name An ancient settlement in northeastern China within modern Beijing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 薊 / Ji