Etymograph

English

Xixia

Xixia comes from Mandarin 西峽.

  1. Mandarinmodern西峽Xīxiá
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1990Xixia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern西峽Xīxiá
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1990Xixia

Earliest quotation: 1990, Michael J. Potter, Kyanite and Related Minerals: “A 3,000-ton-per-year andalusite plant began operation in Xixia County,…”

Every English word from Mandarin 西峽

Another origin of Xixia

  1. Mandarinmodern西夏Xī Xià
  2. EnglishtodayXixia

Another origin of Xixia

  1. Mandarinmodern棲霞Qīxiá
  2. EnglishtodayXixia

Today it means

name A county of Nanyang, Henan, China.

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Etymograph / Mandarin 西峽 / Xixia

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