English
Wusun
Wusun comes from Mandarin 烏孫／乌孙.
- Mandarinmodern烏孫／乌孙Wūsūn
- EnglishtodayWusun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern烏孫／乌孙Wūsūn
- EnglishtodayWusun
Every English word from Mandarin 烏孫／乌孙
Today it means
noun An ancient nomadic steppe people who lived in western Gansu in northwest China, near the Yuezhi people, and were defeated by the Xiongnu circa 176 BCE.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 烏孫／乌孙 / Wusun