Etymograph

English

Sanyuan

Sanyuan comes from Mandarin 三原.

  1. Mandarinmodern三原Sānyuán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1971Sanyuan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern三原Sānyuán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1971Sanyuan

Earliest quotation: 1971, 1971 December 9, Shensi Medical Service: “Cooperative medical service has enjoyed rapid development in Sanyuan…”

Today it means

name A county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 三原 / Sanyuan