Etymology

Wu-hu

Mandarin 蕪湖 /芜湖
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from蕪湖 /芜湖
  2. English todayWu-hu

From Mandarin 蕪湖 /芜湖 (wúhú), Wade–Giles romanization: Wu²-hu².

Words from the same roots

Mandarin蕪湖 all →

Wuhu

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.