English
Nan-sha
Nan-sha comes from Mandarin 南沙.
- Mandarinmodern南沙Nánshā
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Nan-sha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern南沙Nánshā
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Nan-sha
Earliest quotation: 1974, Chinese Defend Hsi-sha Islands: “The Hsi-sha and Nan-sha Islands have been fishing areas…”
Every English word from Mandarin 南沙
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 南沙 / Nan-sha