Etymograph

English

mandarindom

From mandarin + -dom.

Formed from mandarin + -dom

Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’

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Sanskrit मन्त्र ‘counsel, maxim, mantra’

Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् ‘minister, councillor’

Malay menteri

Portuguese mandarim

English mandarin

Today it means

noun The state or essence of being a mandarin.

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

Etymograph / mandarindom