Etymograph

English

Tanchon

Tanchon comes from Korean ^단천(端川).

  1. Koreanmodern^단천(端川)端川
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Tanchon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Koreanmodern^단천(端川)端川
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Tanchon

Earliest quotation: 2016, Jean H. Lee, North Korean Gymnast’s Selfie Goes Viral, but Her Bio Is Spa: “She was born in the port city of Tanchon…”

Today it means

name A port city in northeastern South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

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

Etymograph / Korean ^단천(端川) / Tanchon