Etymograph

English

Xinan

Xinan comes from Mandarin 西南.

  1. Mandarinmodern西南Xīnán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2011Xinan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern西南Xīnán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2011Xinan

Earliest quotation: 2011, Fung Yat-yiu, Villagers Defy Threat of Force: “A resident of Shangdaimei village, also near Shanwei city,…”

Today it means

name A subdistrict of Sanshui district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 西南 / Xinan