Etymograph

English

Pukou

Pukou comes from Mandarin 浦口.

  1. Mandarinmodern浦口Pǔkǒu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1934Pukou

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern浦口Pǔkǒu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1934Pukou

Earliest quotation: 1934, State Plants for Industrial Development in China: “From the point of view of communication facilities, Pukou…”

Today it means

name A district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 浦口 / Pukou