Etymology

Wusun

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Today it means: An ancient nomadic steppe people who lived in western Gansu in northwest China, near the Yuezhi people, and were defeated by the Xiongnu circa 176 BCE. Full definition →

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The story

From Mandarin 烏孫/乌孙 (Wūsūn) (lit. "Grandchildren/Descendants of the Crow/Raven").

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.