Etymograph

English

Qimen

Qimen comes from Mandarin 祁門.

  1. Mandarinmodern祁門Qímén
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014Qimen

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern祁門Qímén
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014Qimen

Earliest quotation: 2014, Kate Kelland, Scientists, drugmakers, charities sign UK deal on animal res: “Macaques look out from their cell at the Anhui…”

Today it means

name A county of Huangshan, Anhui, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 祁門 / Qimen