MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Carrigtohill
From Middle English Karrectochell, from a Middle Irish form corresponding to modern Carraig Tuathail.
b'ezrat Hashem
Borrowed from Hebrew בעזרת השם (“with God's help”)
Horomazes
From Ancient Greek Ὡρομάζης (Hōromázēs), though Latin Hōromazēs, ultimately from Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā).
Hiranyakashipu
Borrowed from Sanskrit हिरण्यकशिपु (hiraṇyakaśipu).
Satya Yuga
Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit सत्य युग (satya yuga). Some etymologies claim it was named after the best throw in an ancient Indian dice game.
advention
From Medieval Latin advention (“addition”), ultimately from Latin adveniō (“to arrive”).
Peitaiho
From Mandarin 北戴河 (Běidàihé), Wade–Giles romanization: Pei³-tai⁴-ho².
Gayrope
Blend of gay + Europe or a possible calque of Russian Гейропа (Gejropa).
St Nicholas at Wade
Named after the 13th-century parish church of St Nicholas, a chapel of ease for St Mary's Church, Reculver. "Wade" is from Old English wæd (“ford, shallow water”).
koshkar-muiz
From Kazakh қошқар (qoşqar, “ram”) + мүйіз (müiız, “horn”).
Wozney
From Polish Woźny and Ukrainian Возний (Voznyj).
Pojoaque
From Spanish Pojoaque, from Tewa Pʼohsųwæ̨geh (“water drinking place”).
Henllanfallteg
From Welsh. Formed in 1930 from the old parishes of Llanfallteg East, Llanfallteg West and Henllan Amgoed.
baal chesed
Borrowed from Hebrew בעל חסד (“master of kindness”).
derech eretz
Borrowed from Hebrew דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ (“way of the land”).
nostra culpa
Learned borrowing from the Latin phrase nostrā culpā (“through our fault”), ablative case of nostra culpa (“our fault, guilt”), used in English by analogy with mea culpa.
alloquial
From alloquy, from Latin alloquium, from alloqui, + -al.
cneme
From Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “shin, tibia”).
Achemyan
Borrowed from Armenian Աճեմյան (Ačemyan).
Mitichyan
Borrowed from Armenian Միտիչյան (Mitičʻyan).
cydno longwing
A partial calque of translingual Heliconius cydno + longwing. The 'cydno' in the taxonomic name is likely from Ancient Greek κῡδνός (kūdnós, “glorious, honored”, adjective).
alsinaceous
From Alsinaceae, from Alsine + -aceae, from Latin alsine (“chickweed”), + -ous.
tua culpa
Learned borrowing from the Latin phrase tuā culpā (“through your (singular) fault”), ablative case of tua culpa (“your fault, guilt”), used in English by analogy with mea culpa; also compare nostra culpa.
Burj Khalifa
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج خَلِيفَة (burj ḵalīfa), from برج (“tower”) + خليفة (“caliph”).
book reading
From Middle English *boke-redynge, from Old English bōcrǣding (“book reading”), equivalent to book + reading.
tsan
By analogy with san (from Ancient Greek σάν (sán)), which stood for /s/, due to it likely being a variant of that letter.
Djerejian
Borrowed from Armenian Ճերեճյան (Čerečyan).
Zerounian
Borrowed from Armenian Ծերունյան (Cerunyan).
Pherecratean
From Latin Pherecratēus, by-form of Pherecratīus, from Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́τειος (Pherekrắteios), from Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs, “Pherecrates”), the name of the metre’s inventor.
Kwaak Taanba
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯇꯥꯟꯕ (k͟wāk tānba).
Baruni
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯕꯥꯔꯨꯅꯤ (bāruni).
Xalda sheep
Borrowed from Asturian xaldu ("inhabitant of the valleys").
Gayang
Borrowed from Kankanaey Gayang. See that for more details.
cantu a tenore
Borrowed from Sardinian cantu a tenòre (literally “singing a tenore”).
Irisan
Borrowed from Ibaloi Irisan. See that for more info.
hatzotzrah
Borrowed from Hebrew חֲצוֹצְרָה.
singju
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯁꯤꯡꯖꯨ (singju).
casu martzu
Unadapted borrowing from Sardinian casu martzu (literally “rotten cheese”).
Wangal
Derived from Ibaloi vangal, the name attributed the river, which passes through the area.
Kias
Borrowed from Ilocano Kias. See that for more info.
Asin
Borrowed from Ibaloi Asin, from asin (“sulphur, hot spring”). The barangay and the road are named after the sitio.
Wolayttatto Doonaa
From Wolaytta Wolayttattuwa.
disobeyance
From Middle English disobeyaunce, equivalent to disobey + -ance.
Zhvanets
From Ukrainian Жва́нець (Žvánecʹ). Compare Zvanets.
Zvanets
From Russian and Belarusian Зване́ц (Zvanjéc). Compare Zhvanets.
Nanjinad
Borrowed from Tamil நாஞ்சிநாடு (nāñcināṭu).
thigle
From Tibetan ཐིག་ལེ (thig le, “drop (of liquid)”).
Suchus
From Latin Sūchus, from Ancient Greek Σοῦχος (Soûkhos), ultimately from Egyptian s-b-k:I3 (sbk). Doublet of Sobek.
tachrich
Borrowed from Hebrew תַּכְרִיךְ (takhríkh).
hyeonmi nokcha
Borrowed from Korean 현미녹차 (hyeonmi nokcha, literally “brown rice tea”).
Lyptsi
From Ukrainian Ли́пці (Lýpci). Compare Liptsy.
Ningming
From Mandarin 寧明 /宁明 (Níngmíng).
Fusui
From Mandarin 扶綏 /扶绥 (Fúsuí).
Jiangzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 江州.
Daxin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 大新 (Dàxīn).
Tiandeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 天等 (Tiānděng).
Kuenssberg
From German Künßberg, Künssberg, variants of Künsberg.
Osmotherley
From the Old Norse personal name Ásmundr + Old English hlaw (“hill”).
Shurasena
Borrowed from Sanskrit शूरसेन (śūrasena).
Amenophis
From Latin Amenōphis, from Ancient Greek Ἀμένωφις (Aménōphis), ultimately from a conflation of Egyptian i-mn:n-A40-m-i-p*t:O45 (jmn-m-jpt) and i-mn:n-Htp:t*p (jmn-ḥtp).
hnefatafl
Borrowed from Old Norse hnefatafl (“board game of the fist”), made of hnefi (“fist, the king piece of the hnefatafl game”) and tafl (“a table, a board game”). The historical Norse coined this term to differentiate it from other board games, such as skáktafl (“chess”), kvatrutafl (“tables”), and halatafl (“fox games”).
Menes
From Latin Mēnēs, from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), ultimately from Egyptian Y5:N35-M17 (mnj).
Xuanwei
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 宣威 (Xuānwēi).
Baitou
From Mandarin 白頭 /白头 (Báitóu).
quobby
From Middle English quabby, equivalent to quob + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German quobbich, quöbbich, quöwwich, quabbech (“swampy, sticky, soft, difficult, boggy”).
jangmadang
Borrowed from Korean 장마당 (jangmadang).
kwalliso
Borrowed from Korean 관리소(管理所) (gwalliso).
Hillel
Borrowed from Hebrew הִלֵּל (Hillḗl).
Symeon
Borrowed from Latin Symeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.
onaga
From Japanese 尾長 (onaga) or 尾長鯛 (onagadai).
Dawnland
From dawn + land.
In reference to New England, calque of Abenaki Wôbanaki, see Abenaki for more.
In reference to Japan, from the Fandom site "The Anglish Moot", a calque of Japanese 日本.
federal subject
Calque of Russian субъект федерации (subʺjekt federacii).
Bun-ayan
Borrowed from Kankanaey Bun-ayan. See that for more details.
tombo ahi
From Japanese トンボ (tonbo, “dragonfly”, a nickname for the albacore tuna; its long pectoral fins are likened to the wings of a dragonfly) + ahi, from Hawaiian ʻahi (“yellowfin tuna”).
kleisma
From Ancient Greek κλεισμένος (kleisménos, “closed”).
Punakha
Borrowed from Dzongkha སྤུ་ན་ཁ་ (spu na kha).
Hlyboke
From Ukrainian Глибо́ке (Hlybóke).
bulka
From Polish bułka, Russian and Ukrainian бу́лка (búlka), and Yiddish בולקע (bulke).
Buto
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουτώ (Boutṓ), from Egyptian wAD-t-I12 (wꜣḏt (literally “green one”)), an allusion to the skin of the cobra. Doublet of Wadjet.
Cleopas
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλεοπᾶς (Kleopâs), contracted form of Κλεόπᾰτρος (Kleópătros).
kokutai
Borrowed from Japanese 国体(こくたい) (kokutai, literally “national character”).
Kadyivka
From Ukrainian Кади́ївка (Kadýjivka). Compare Kadiivka.
Carrigaline
From Irish Carraig Uí Leighin (literally “Ó Leighin's Rock”).
Staroye
From Russian Ста́рое (Stároje), neuter substantive of ста́рый (stáryj, “old”), ultimately descending from Proto-Slavic *stàrъ. Compare Stare.
Sotheby
"The man who lives south in the village", from Old Norse suðr i bý (“south in the village”).
The surname presumably comes from a now defunct placename in England.
An-t'u
From Mandarin 安圖 /安图 (Āntú) Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-tʻu².
Dachang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 大廠 /大厂 (Dàchǎng).
Xianghe
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 香河 (Xiānghé).
Guangyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 廣陽 /广阳 (Guǎngyáng).
Anci
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 安次 (Āncì).
Yongqing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 永清 (Yǒngqīng).
Gu'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 固安 (Gù'ān).
Bazhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 巴州 (Bāzhōu).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 霸州 (Bàzhōu).
Wen'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 文安 (Wén'ān).
Dacheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 大城.
kkakdugi
Borrowed from Korean 깍두기 (kkakdugi).
midwoman
Possibly inherited from Middle English midwomman (attested as a hapax legomenon c. 1400). Alternatively, reformed as a blend of midwife + woman.
Ashina
From Chinese 阿史那 (Āshǐnà).
From Japanese 蘆(あし)名(な) (Ashina, literally “reed-name”).
onch
From Coptic ⲱⲛϧ (ōnĥ), from Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”).
misdeedy
From Middle English misdedi, from Old English *misdǣdiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *missadādig, equivalent to misdeed + -y. Cognate with West Frisian misdiedich, Dutch misdadig, German missetätig.
lycaon
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) the mythological king of Arcadia who was transformed into a wolf by Zeus, λυκάων (lukáōn, “wolves”), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”).
American bird grasshopper
Calque of taxonomic name Schistocerca americana (literally “American schistocerca; American bird grasshopper”). By surface analysis, American (“of the United States”) + bird grasshopper (“Schistocerca sp.”).
hashgacha
Borrowed from Hebrew הַשְׁגָּחָה (hashgakhá, “supervision”).
drash
Borrowed from Hebrew or Aramaic דְּרַשׁ.
Daido
From Japanese 大同江(だいどうこう) (daidōkō).
Taedonggang
Borrowed from Korean 대동강(大同江) (Daedonggang).
calasiris
From Ancient Greek καλάσιρις (kalásiris), likely from an unclear Egyptian source.
greenovator
Blend of green + innovator. First introduced in a German-language 2009 study on customer segments of automobiles by management consulting firm Arthur D. Little Zukunft der Mobilität 2020 – Die Automobilindustrie im Umbruch?, though it seemingly circulated under the radar with American city engineers.
Brincat
Borrowed from Maltese Brincat, itself from Italian Brincato.
Pirouzfar
Borrowed from Persian پیروزفر (piruzfar).
Chaplyne
Borrowed from Ukrainian Ча́плине (Čáplyne).
Maluf
Variant of Maalouf. Borrowed from Arabic معلوف (maʕlūf).
Jahanbakhsh
Borrowed from Persian جهانبخش (jahânbaxš).
El Macero
From Spanish el macero (“macebearer”), named after Bruce Mace.
tambaqui
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tambaqui, from Old Tupi tambaky.
FEI
Borrowed from French FEI, from French Fédération Équestre Internationale (“International Equestrian Federation”).
Aberedw
From Welsh aber + Edw; located near the mouth of the River or Afon Edw, a tributary of the River Wye.
Abergorlech
From Welsh aber + Gorlech; the minor River / Afon Gorlech meets the larger River /Afon Cothi at the village.
Abersoch
From Welsh aber + Soch; the Afon Soch flows into the sea here.
Pingwu
From Mandarin 平武 (Píngwǔ).
physo-
From Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “bladder”) or from φῡσᾰ́ω (phūsắō, “to blow, to puff”).
Jhongshan
From Mandarin 中山 (Zhōngshān) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhongshan.
Pingad
Borrowed from Kankanaey Pingad. See that for more details.
phobo-
From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Tayga
Borrowed from Russian Тайга́ (Tajgá). Doublet of taiga.
agalmics
Ancient Greek ἄγαλμα (ágalma, “votive offering”) + -ics.
VDV
Borrowed from Russian ВДВ (VDV), acronym of Возду́шно-деса́нтные во́йска Росси́и (Vozdúšno-desántnyje vójska Rossíi, “Airborne landing force of Russia”).
Nezhukumatathil
Borrowed from Malayalam നേഴുകുമറ്റത്തിൽ (nēḻukumaṟṟattil).
elaidic
From Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ic.
Jhongjheng
From Mandarin 中正 (zhōngzhèng) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhongjhèng.
khleb
From Russian хле́б (xléb). Doublet of chleb and loaf.
moege
Borrowed from Japanese 萌(も)えゲー (moegē), a combination of 萌(も)え (moe, “moe”) and ゲー (gē), a shortening of ゲーム (gēmu, “game”), itself from English game.
aprimorate
PIE word
 *h₂éd
From Portuguese aprimorar + -ate (verb-forming suffix), as a mistranslation by Portuguese speakers. The earliest known use is in a 1988 Brazilian thesis (see the quotation), although it has likely been re-formed independently on multiple occasions.
Aprimorar is derived from a- (causal prefix) + primor (“excellence; perfection”, from Latin prīmōris (“first”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before; in front”)) + -ar (impersonal infinitive suffix).
The alternative spelling apprimorate is likely due to its resemblance to other Latinate verbs such as approve.
Ningol Chakkouba
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯤꯉꯣꯜ ꯆꯥꯛꯀꯧꯕ (ningol cākkouba).
Sajibu Cheiraoba
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯁꯖꯤꯕꯨ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯑꯣꯕ (sajibu ceirāʼoba).
sagol kangjei
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯁꯒꯣꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯖꯩ (sagol kāngjei).
Daguan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 大關 /大关 (Dàguān).
Zuozhen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 左鎮 (Zuǒzhèn).
Cote d'Azur
From French Côte d'Azur, from côte (“coast”)+azur (“azure”)
* (cycling): From being a light blue coloured margin; light blue being akin to azure and a margin being akin to a coast; also seeming like a band of water, reminiscent of the waters of the French Riviera.
yubi lakpi
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯌꯨꯕꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯄꯤ (yubi lākpi).
Tangkhul
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ (tāngkhul).
mousehawk
From Middle English *moushauk, from Old English mūshafoc (literally “mouse-hawk”), equivalent to mouse + hawk.
Changzi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 長子 /长子 (Chángzǐ).
xhamadan
From Albanian xhamadan, from Ottoman Turkish جامدان (camadan), from Persian جامهدان (jâme-dân, “suitcase, wardrobe”).
Dalifornia
Calque of Mandarin 大理福尼亞 /大理福尼亚 or a blend of Dali + California. So named because of its sunny climate, easygoing culture and burgeoning tech scene.
Rokossovsky
Borrowed from Russian Рокоссовский (Rokossovskij), from Rokossowski. Doublet of Rokossowski.
Rokossowski
Borrowed from Polish Rokossowski. Doublet of Rokossovsky.
Xinyu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新余 (Xīnyú).
Purim spiel
Borrowed from Yiddish פּורימשפּיל (purimshpil).
Zartosht
Borrowed from Persian زرتشت. Doublet of Zarathustra and Zoroaster.
Christianhood
From Middle English Christenhode, Cristenhode, chrystenhede, equivalent to Christian + -hood.
Heyuan
Borrowed from Mandarin 河源 (Héyuán).
Gyallu
Borrowed from Tibetan རྒྱལ་གླུ། (rgyal glu, literally “Victorious Anthem”).
shashliki
From Russian шашлыки́ (šašlykí).
Pliushchivka
From Ukrainian Плющі́вка (Pljuščívka).
sazheni
From Russian саже́ни /са́жени (sažéni).
hydatophyte
From hydato- + -phyte.
Hydat- is the stem of Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).
syndesmo-
From Ancient Greek σύνδεσμος (súndesmos, “binding, fastening, ligament”).
Gulin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古藺 /古蔺.
Aldbury
From Old English eald (“old”) + burh (“stronghold, fortress”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.
bulochki
From Russian бу́лочки (búločki) and Ukrainian бу́лочки (búločky).
bulochky
From Russian бу́лочки (búločki) and Ukrainian бу́лочки (búločky).
bulochka
Borrowed from Russian бу́лочка (búločka) and Ukrainian бу́лочка (búločka).
rogaliki
From Polish rogaliki and Russian рога́лики (rogáliki).
Roces
From Spanish Roces; from Asturian Roces, from roces, plural of roza ("hedges" or "bushes")
Yezhovshchina
Borrowed from Russian ежовщина (ježovščina). Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov.
aprimoration
Borrowed from Portuguese aprimorar + English -ation, probably a mistranslation by Portuguese speakers, equivalent to aprimorate + -ion. The earliest known use of the English word was is in a 2003 Brazilian dissertation (see the quotation), although it has likely been re-formed independently on multiple occasions.
Sambalpur
Borrowed from Odia ସମ୍ବଲପୁର (sambalapura).
Sambalpuri
Borrowed from Odia ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ (sambalapuri).
Baleswari
Borrowed from Odia ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରୀ (bāleśwari).
Ganjam
Borrowed from Odia ଗଞ୍ଜାମ (gañjāma).
Ganjami
Borrowed from Odia ଗଞ୍ଜାମୀ (gañjāmi).
Sundargadi
Borrowed from Odia ସୁନ୍ଦରଗଡ଼ୀ (sundaragaṛi).
super deformed
Borrowed from Japanese スーパーデフォルメ (sūpādeforume), from スーパー (sūpā, “super-”) + デフォルメ (deforume, “stylistic distortion”).
August Thearch
Calque of Literary Chinese 皇帝 (huángdì).
itasha
Borrowed from Japanese 痛(いた)車(しゃ) (itasha, “painful car”), from 痛 (ita, “pain”) + 車 (sha, “vehicle”).
kwai muk
Borrowed from Cantonese 桂木 (gwai3 muk6).
Yefinhar
From Ukrainian Єфінга́р (Jefinhár), apparently from Hebrew.
Hromokliia
Ukrainian Громо́клія (Hromóklija)
bifshtek
From Russian бифште́к(с) (bifšték(s)), from English beefsteak(s). Doublet of beefsteak and bistek.
bifshteks
From Russian бифште́кс (bifštéks), in turn from English beefsteaks.
amenukal
Borrowed from Tuareg ⴰⵎⵏⵓⴽⴰⵍ.
Mincho
Borrowed from Japanese 明(みん)朝(ちょう) (Minchō, literally “Ming Dynasty”). Doublet of Myeongjo, borrowed from Korean.
Horozhanka
From Ukrainian Горожа́нка (Horožánka). Compare Gorozhanka and Horożanka.
ardhamandapa
Sanskrit अर्धमंडप (ardhamaṃḍapa, “half-open hall”)
Horozhanivka
Ukrainian Горожа́нівка (Horožánivka)
Betar
Borrowed from Hebrew בֵּיתַּר. Doublet of Battir.
murtadd
Borrowed from Arabic مُرْتَدّ (murtadd).
collow
From Middle English *colwen, *colȝen (attested in colwed, colwinge), from Old English *colgian, from Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal, blacken with coal”).
bibliopegism
Borrowed from New Latin bibliopegus (“bookbinder”) + -ism.
suka-suka
PIE root
 *h₁es-
Reduplication of Malay suka (“to like”), or directly from Malay sesuka-suka (“at one's leisure”).
chilli padi
Derived from Malay cili padi. Doublet of paddy.
Plenmeller
From Cumbric *blayn (“Summit”) + *mɛ̄l (“bald”) + *bre (“hill”).
La Huerta
Borrowed from Spanish La Huerta f (literally “The Garden; The Orchard”), from Spanish huerta f (“garden, orchard”).
Avada Kedavra
Verbalization of the incantation of the Killing Curse in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Rowling has stated that it is from Aramaic עַבְדָא כְּדַבְרָא (avda kedavra, literally “what was said has been done”), calling it “the original of abracadabra, which means ‘let the thing be destroyed’”; compare Hebrew עַבְרָא כְּדַבְרָא (avra kedavra, literally “what was said has come to pass”). In fact, a relationship of these terms with abracadabra (of unknown origin) has been suggested, but there is little supporting evidence.
pang sai
Borrowed from Hokkien 放屎 (pàng-sái).
Daozang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道藏 (dàozàng, literally “Repository of the Way”).
Llangeler
From Welsh llan; Geler is believed to have been Saint Gelert, although the church in Llangeler village is dedicated to St Celer.
monkey-face tree
Calque of Tamil [script needed] (corunga munji marum)
Bulhakivka
From Ukrainian Булгакі́вка (Bulhakívka). Compare Bulgakovka.
Moshoryne
From Ukrainian Мошо́рине (Mošóryne). Cognate with Mošorin.
white-necked myna
white + necked + myna, a partial calque of translingual Streptocitta albicollis, from Latin albicollis (“white-necked”).
Sun Wukong
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 孫悟空 /孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng, literally “Sun Awakened-to-Emptiness”).
fractomorpheme
Borrowed from French fractomorphème, itself coined by French linguist Jean Tournier. By surface analysis, fracto- + morpheme.
Novopoltavka
From Russian and Ukrainian Новополта́вка (Novopoltávka).
pelvi-
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin pēlvis (“basin”). By surface analysis, pelv- + -i-.
Huguang
Borrowed from Mandarin 湖廣 /湖广 (Húguǎng).
west wind
Inherited from Old English westwind, from Proto-West Germanic *westawind.
favelization
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese favelização. By surface analysis, favela + -ization.
genkwa
Maybe borrowed from Japanese 芫花 (genka), whose historical spelling is げんくわ (genkwa), ultimately comes from Middle Chinese 芫花 (MC ngjwon xwae, “lilac daphne”).
Rossotrudnichestvo
Borrowed from Russian Россотру́дничество (Rossotrúdničestvo)
sorrentinos
Etymology tree
Spanish Sorrento
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnus
Spanish -ino
Spanish sorrentino
Spanish sorrentinosbor.
English sorrentinos
Borrowed from Spanish sorrentinos.
Chingford Hatch
Hatch is presumably from Old English hæċ.
foresit
From fore- (“before”) + sit, sometimes as a calque of Latin praesideō or Old English foresittan.
Chilung
From Mandarin 雞籠 (Jīlóng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chi¹-lung².
Gwangyang
From Korean 광양(光陽) (gwang'yang).
Zagori
Borrowed from Greek Ζαγόρι (Zagóri).
Nisyros
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νίσυρος (Nísuros)
madarchod
Borrowed from Hindustani مَادَرْچود (mādarcod) / मादरचोद (mādarcod).
Raoping
From Mandarin 饒平 /饶平 (Ráopíng).
Daijirin
Borrowed from Japanese 大辞林(だいじりん) (Daijirin, literally “Great Forest of Words”).
Karatau
From Russian Каратау (Karatau), from Kazakh Қаратау (Qaratau), from қара (qara, “black”) + тау (tau, “mountain, mountains”).
yakimeshi
Borrowed from Japanese 焼(や)き飯(めし) (yakimeshi, “stir-fried rice”).
Philadelphi Corridor
From Philadelphi, a codename selected randomly by Israel; from Latin, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + δελφύς (delphús, “womb”), beloved womb-mate (sibling).
Mingshui
From Mandarin 明水 (Míngshuǐ).
mmanwu
From Igbo ḿmánwụ́ (“spirit of the dead”), from ḿmuo (“spirit”) + ọnwụ (“death”).
Ren-ai
From Mandarin 仁愛 (Rén'ài).
perekovka
Borrowed from Russian перековка (perekovka, “reforging”)
Jenai
From Mandarin 仁愛 (Rén'ài), Wade–Giles romanization: Jên²-ai⁴.
Shuangxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雙溪 (Shuāngxī).
Shuanghsi
From Mandarin 雙溪 (Shuāngxī), Wade–Giles romanization: Shuang¹-hsi¹.
Kungliao
From Mandarin 貢寮 (Gòngliáo), Wade–Giles romanization: Kung⁴-liao².
Gongliao
From Mandarin 貢寮 (Gòngliáo).
Shiding
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石碇 (Shídìng).
Shihting
From Mandarin 石碇 (Shídìng), Wade–Giles romanization: Shih²-ting⁴.
Khushab
Borrowed from Urdu خُوشاب (xūśāb).
Bolshesoldatsky
From Russian большесолда́тский (bolʹšesoldátskij), relational adjective for Большо́е Солда́тское (Bolʹšóje Soldátskoje).
mani-
From many; and also continuing Middle English mani-, mæni-, maniȝ- (also moni-, moniȝ-), from Old English maniġ-, meniġ-, mæniġ- (“many-, multi-”), from Proto-West Germanic *managa-, *manīga- (“many-, multi-”), from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“many”). Cognate with Old Frisian manich-, monich- (“many-”), Old Dutch manag- (“many-”), Old Saxon manag- (“many-”), Old High German manag- (“many-”), modern German manch- (“many-, some-”).
Tadoussac
From French Tadoussac, from Montagnais Tadaosakw.
Olgovka
From Russian О́льговка (Ólʹgovka). Compare Olhivka.
Olhivka
From Ukrainian О́льгівка (Ólʹhivka). Compare Olgovka.
Stigal
Transliteration of Russian Стигал (Stigal). Likely from Chechen.
Guazhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瓜州 (Guāzhōu).
Jinta
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 金塔 (Jīntǎ).
Pogrebki
From Russian Погребки́ (Pogrebkí). Compare Pohrebky.
Chinese mestizo
See Chinese + mestizo (“mixed”). Calque of Spanish mestizo chino or mestizo de sangley.
Mestizo de Sangley
From Philippine Spanish mestizo de sangley, from mestizo (“mixed”) + de (“of”) + sangley (“Chinese”).
skomorokh
Borrowed from Russian скоморох (skomorox), from Old East Slavic скоморохъ (skomoroxŭ), of unknown origin. Possibly from Ancient Greek σκώμμαρχος (skṓmmarkhos, “joke leader”) (σκῶμμα (skômma)+ἀρχός (arkhós)) or from Italian scaramuccia.
Pohrebky
From Ukrainian Погребки́ (Pohrebký). Compare Pogrebki.
Borki
From Polish Borki and Russian Бо́рки (Bórki). Compare Birky.
Mashq
Borrowed from Arabic مَشْق (mašq), from مَشَقَ (mašaqa, “to stretch out”), due to some letters in the script being stretched out.
no zuo no die
Calque of Chinese 不作死就不會死 /不作死就不会死 (bù zuōsǐ jiù bùhuì sǐ, “You will not get into trouble if you do not seek trouble”) or Chinese 不作不死.
people mountain people sea
Calque of Chinese 人山人海 (rénshānrénhǎi).
Snegurochka
From Russian Снегу́рочка (Snegúročka).
Qixia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 棲霞 /栖霞 (Qīxiá).
Fengyang
From Mandarin 鳳陽 /凤阳 (Fèngyáng).