Etymology

zaisan

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Today it means: A Mongolian leader under Genghis Khan. Full definition →

Mongolian зайсан ← cmg ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ ← Written Oirat ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ
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The story

  1. Mandarin · derived from宰相“grand chancellor”
  2. Written Oirat · derived fromᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ
  3. cmg · derived fromᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ
  4. Mongolian · borrowed fromзайсан
  5. English todayzaisan

Borrowed from Mongolian зайсан (zaisan), Classical Mongolian ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang) and Written Oirat ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ (zaᠶisang), themselves from Mandarin 宰相 (zǎixiàng, “grand chancellor”).

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