Etymograph

English

Xiongnu

Xiongnu comes from Mandarin 匈奴.

  1. Mandarinmodern匈奴Xiōngnú
  2. EnglishtodayXiongnu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern匈奴Xiōngnú
  2. EnglishtodayXiongnu

The story

Possibly a doublet of Hun; their relationship to the Huns is disputed.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.

Every English word from Mandarin 匈奴

Today it means

noun An ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han dynasty.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 匈奴 / Xiongnu

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