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The word Mandarin comes from the Sanskrit word "Mantri", for minister. I wonder why this word was chosen.
by sn41 9y ago
The word Mandarin comes from the Sanskrit word "Mantri", for minister. I wonder why this word was chosen.
- megaman22 9y agoPortuguese traders in Macau, by way of India https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mandarin#Etymology_1 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mandarin#Etymology_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Portugal_relations#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Portugal_relatio...