English
Yan
Yan comes from Mandarin 燕.
- Mandarinmodern燕Yān
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Yan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern燕Yān
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Yan
Earliest quotation: 1999, Stephen Holden, FILM REVIEW; A Bloodthirsty Unification of China: “It is Lady Zhao who concocts a devious plan…”
Every English word from Mandarin 燕
Another origin of Yan
- Mandarinmodern嚴yán
- EnglishtodayYan
Today it means
name An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 燕 / Yan