Etymograph

English

Zigong

Zigong comes from Mandarin 自貢.

  1. Mandarinmodern自貢Zìgòng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Zigong

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern自貢Zìgòng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Zigong

Earliest quotation: 2015, Suri Charu, A Festival to Celebrate New Zealand-China Ties: “More than 800 lanterns handmade in Zigong in China’s…”

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 自貢 / Zigong