English word origin

Etymology of Kwon

From Chinese 關 /关 (guān), via various dialects.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Chinese 關 /关 (guān), via various dialects.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention關zh

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Korean.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Korean 권(權) (Gwon)

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention^권(權)ko

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Machine-source provenance

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