English
Mandarinic
From Mandarin + -ic.
Formed from Mandarin + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
…
Sanskrit मन्त्र ‘counsel, maxim, mantra’
Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् ‘minister, councillor’
Malay menteri
Portuguese mandarim
English Mandarin
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the Mandarin language.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarinic