The story
- Mandarin · derived from江蘇 /江苏“Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”
- English todayChiang-su
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 江蘇 /江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”) Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹-su¹, from the province's two major cities.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.