Surname · Chinese

談

“speech”

談 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.

ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.

Meaning & origin

What it means

談 goes back to a word meaning “speech.”

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Where it comes from

談 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

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How it developed

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tam.

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談譚

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