Did I get any of these wrong?

So East Asian names basically is Portuguese people trying to speak persian

Now it makes sense, John Cina

Respect to Iran for pointing out their right name to the world. I feel like countries and their people should have a say in what they want the world to call them. Not by some past-timer foreigners.

Excellent research done. Eye opening.

The TITLE should be: How each Asian country gets "English" name.

Country Timestamps: 00:45 Japan 1:38 Philippines 2:02 Korea 3:05 Taiwan 4:50 China 5:50 Mongolia 6:28 Vietnam 7:06 Laos 7:34 Cambodia 8:01 Brunei 8:40 Malaysia 9:18 Indonesia 9:40 Singapore 10:10 Thailand 10:52 Myanmar/Burma 11:19 Bangladesh 11:57 Bhutan 12:14 Nepal 12:57 India 13:22 Sri Lanka 13:56 Maldives 14:10 Pakistan 14:41 Tajikistan 14:56 Kyrgyzstan 15:12 Kazakhstan 15:26 Uzbekistan 15:49 Turkmenistan 16:19 Afghanistan 16:34 Iran 17:03 Iraq 17:25 Azerbaijan 17:42 Georgia 18:05 Armenia 18:42 Syria 19:01 Lebanon 19:12 Palestine 19:49 Israel 20:06 Jordan 20:20 Saudi Arabia 20:46 Kuwait 21:04 United Arab Emirates 22:01 Qatar 22:21 Oman 22:52 Yemen

Because Bahrain was excluded, I will include it in the comment section. Bahrain is an Arabic word meaning "Two Seas", and is thought to either refer to the fact that the islands contain two sources of water, sweet water springs and salty water in the surrounding seas, or to the south and north waters of the Persian Gulf, separating it from the Arabian coast and Iran, respectively. Source: Bahrain - McGill School Of Computer Science

Amazing amount of research. Great job!. Funny image appears quickly between descriptions of Oman and Yemen. Was it intentional??? Thanks for all this information.

The rest of asian nations: (deep origin or unknown origins) Meanwhile Philippines: name it after a European Catholic King....

Eastern Timor = Timor Leste = East East

17:42: It's worth noting that _Georgia_ is country's exonym (external name) the Western world adopted and later became its international name. The endonym (native name) is _Sakartvelo (საქართველო)_ which literally means _the land of the Kartvels, the place of the Kartvels,_ or simply _of the Kartvels._ Kartvels (ქართველები) are the native ethnic group of Georgia. The word _Kartvel_ comes from the core region of Georgia called _Kartli_ which gets its name from the medieval kingdom of the same name - Kingdom of Kartli - the most direct predecessor of Kingdom of Georgia (also referred as _Georgian Empire_ in some sources); although the ancient polity (and later a kingdom) of Colchis also played a major role in its formation as both kingdoms spoke related languages (known as Kartvelian languages), and shared lots of cultural heritage. The Kingdom of Kartli was called _Iberia_ in the Greco-Roman geography while Colchis is a Greco-Roman name itself that was later adopted by Georgian historians too; the ancient native name of Colchis was _Egrisi,_ and its origins are unknown. As for the origin of the name _Kartli,_ it't highly debated, but the most widely-accepted hypothesis is that it came from the Iranian word _"kart",_ meaning _"a land that is surrounded",_ referring to the mountainous nature of the region that served as a natural fortification which made the region hard to invade. P.S.: I'm Georgian but the sources I've read are all in English, so feel free to do your own research.

Thanks for having the time stamps dude

Bharat comes from an ancient king, named 'Bharat'. He captured the land from Himalayas to Indian Ocean. He named it 'Bharatvarsh'

5:31 That's the Qing dynasty, it was established in 1636, thousands of years after the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC which is the one that most believe is the origin of the word Cina you mentioned.

Great video!!

Excellent video.

Bahrain: Am I a joke to you?! :(

7:59 ancient Sanskrit texts mention a land by name 'Kamboj Desh'. Probably that's origin of this name.

Ugggg . How did i miss this video? I usually watch your vids the first day they available! I’m still available to go on a diplomatic mission to the “micro nation” of the Republic of Molossia….. as it’s less than thirty minutes away! Great work

The word China probably came from “Qin Dynasty” (秦）BC221, around the same time as the Roman Empire.

Roman emissaries visited Sri Lanka during the reign of Emperor Claudius. They gave a large amount of glass beads to the Sri Lankan king at the time, King Bhathikabeye, who then donated it to the temple of Ruwanwali Maha Saaye, the largest and most important Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. I'm a student of history from Sri Lanka, and this is the only instance I know of Sri Lankans interacting with the Romans.

So Uzbekistan is literally the land of the free? America: am I a joke to you?

Singapore was known as Temasek from 13-14th century, after 14th it was Singapura. Temasek is still an important name in current Singapore and used for many institutions.

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Asia : *exists* Portugal and Iran : *I'll buy your entire stock*

China's etymology isn't about the "Qing" dynasty, but the "Qin" one, which is way more older.

The word Taiwan did come from indigenous Taiwanese. However it had several names in history: Yizhou夷洲（baren island), Liuqiu流求(considered a part of Ryukyu islands), Dongning東寧（peace in the east). Dongning and Taiwan are the two names of the island when it serves as a province of China (Ming, Qing and ROC).

Thank you!

Portuguese: *Writes word on paper*. East Asia: Good enough that's the *European* name of my country.

i love how every countries name was mis-translated words , from an unknown source or common name in ancient times then there's the philippines

So far, so good! But what about another countries which are located in American= South and North. Very nice context, I do appreciate. Congrat. and thank you for share with me.🙋👍🤝

You forgot East Timor! The named drived from the word Timor which is the name of the island it sits on, when translated, Timor means east, so calling east Timor actually calling it "East of the East" the name of the island itself is referred from the location which is the most Eastern island on the greater Sunda Archipelago. When still under Indonesian colonization, the area was a part of Timor Timur Province, before seceding from Indonesia in 2002. Other name of the country is "Timor Larosae" on which "Larosae" means "Rising Sun" on regional language.

India is also known as Hindustan which is also derived from Sindhu river Hindu is Sindhu and stan is land It means land near river sindhu

How did he miss that the local name for Bhutan is Druk Yul, which means "Land of the Thunder Dragon"? Probably the most epic name for any country in the world

Both the Greeks and the Romans had established connections with Sri Lanka. In fact, Sri Lankan emissaries had been in Rome when the Romans were fighting English Barbarians.

Indonesia - Malaysia - Philippines - Southern Thailand - Singapore - Brunei = *"Nusantara"*

I’m surprised nobody else mentioned you forgot Bahrain. It comes from the Arabic al-bahrayn, meaning two seas.

@3:28 Although the names may sound alike, Republic of China is a very different government than the People's Republic of China. The island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, had been ceded to Japan by the Qing Dynasty in the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki. Then in 1945 after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, the island of Taiwan became under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China. The RoC was a party established in 1912 who overthrew the Qing Dynasty of China. They also fought in conflicts with Russia and the Second Sino-Japanese War. In 1949 after civil war with the communist party of China, The RoC government relocated to Taiwan along with ~1.2 million people from China to Taiwan.

The sanskrit ancient name of China "Cina" is derived from the QIN dynasty (221 BCE), which comes from the name of the first emperor of China (Qin Shihuang), instead of the QING dynasty (1636-1912) that you mistakenly talked about in the video.

When you told american that there are more Asians than Chinese, Korean and Japanese: 👁️👄👁️

Actually, Malay🇲🇾 call Japan as "Jepun", while indonesian🇮🇩 called it as "Jepang".

Nice vid

Very nice video, but made a huge mistake on the China part. As you pointed out, the "China" is evolved from the ancient Latin word"Chin", "Cina" or "Sina" which has been recorded since the 2th century. It is generally acknowledged that this pronunciation is reffing to the Qin(秦) dynasty, one of the most powerful empire in Chinese history around BC 200, Yet the picture you used in this video is in fact the Qing(清) dynasty, a regime did not occur until the 17th century. There is nearly a 2000-year-gap.😂 Conclusion: It seems that you mistook Qing(清) for Qin(秦), and this is understandble as it is very similar in pronunciation for foreigners. However, for Chinese, they are very different. First, the handwriting (character) is very different. Moreover, the Qin is usually deemed as the first centralized regime and most powerful dynasty in Chinese history, while the Qing as the last feudal dynasty was notorious for their rotten governance. They are totally different or I would say exactly opposite for Chinese.😂

Bhutan's official name is Druk yul literally, "country of the Land of the Thunder Dragon," hence the dragon on the flag.🇧🇹

He literally skipped the jammu and kashmir ( state in india ) from both india and pakistan maps 😂😂😂😂. 5 min prayer to this legend 😂😂

Hi dear thank you very much for giving essential information but I believe you forgot to include Bahrain, thanks

Are you a portuguese speaker? Nice video btw

I would say you offended the North Koreans by showing South Korea's flag for entirety of Korea buuuut...

Thank you for your diligence in creating this very entertaining piece of work! 😎✨🇺🇸

Peleset is also one of the connected names to the "Sea Peoples" of near legendary status now. Wouldn't change the name of their name origin, as they were thought to be related to the Phoenicians, but it could add another level to the etymology. Provided, of course, there is any relation. I personally cannot attest to anything, but thought it might be worth a mention.

You are absolutely correct regarding India. Originally it is called as Bhārat, and recognised by the constitution. Before there is any country that was even identified, India was called as "Bharata varsha" after the king Bharata, who conquered all six parts of the world and fought with his brother to conquer the last remaining city of the world. In ancient times, it was called as "Jambu dweepa". The term "India" is put by the British which has no meaning or even not identified in sastras.

Most of the Names of these Countries are of Indo-Iranian(sanskrit & persian) origin. And Iran means Land of the Aryans. Also Vedic aryans called their nation Aryavarta means abode of Aryans.

Actually as far as I know.. Bangladesh gets its name from two words- "Bangla" denoting the language spoken in the country and "Desh" meaning country (in Bangla language).. So in short Bangladesh means "Country of the Bangla speaking people".. Interesting points: 1.Earlier it was a part of Bengal sultante (or subah), then British India and then East Pakistan before gaining independence as a separate nation. 2. It was basically a part of undivided Bengal till partition after which it, majorly being inhabited by Bengali Muslims, decided to join Pakistan before gaining independence as separate nation. 3. The other half of Bengal (West Bengal), being inhabited mostly by Bengali Hindus, is still an important and integral part of India.

There's a typo or mistake with the China part, the ancient Perian use of Chin/Cina referring to China during the QIN dynasty, not QING dynasty, since QIN was from 2nd century BC, whereas the QING dynasty started in the 17th century.

As an Arab I appreciate your efforts to try and pronounce the Arabic names correctly 🖐 And actually Kut became Kuwait, because in Kuwait we used to give diminutive words to things instead of calling them by their actual name; so Kut = Fort that is built by the sea, Kuwayt is the diminutive word for Kut, so Small Fort by the sea.

This was great! it's always surprising where these huge countries get their simple names from. Also, do you plan on doing another flag (re)design contest? Those are very popular and I think people would really enjoy it.

GK: "Here is a list of Asian countries..." * list includes Taiwan * Chinese YT Comment Bots: "Hold up..."

Asia, the largest continent in the world. Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, are in Asia. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, are in Asia. A number of people think that only East Asians, like Japan, China, and Korea, are the only Asians, but that is wrong, Asia has so much variety, and are all Asians.

When pronouncing Sanskrit words, you don’t need to pronounce the last letter “a”. That is there just so you extend the pronunciation of last sound before the “a”. For example, “CĪNA” or चीन is pronounced “CHEEN” with extended intonation at “N” and skipping the letter “A” altogether. This is true for all Sanskrit words written in English/Latin alphabet. Another word was “DEŚA” or देश which is pronounced like “THEY-SH”.

@General Knowledge I noticed a timestamp error between India and Sri Lanka. You got Sri Lanka marked for 12:21 instead of 13:21. Great video. Loved the level of detail. Perfectly quelled my curiosity when this exact question crossed my mind.

Georgia originates from St. George, but the native country name is Sakartwelo, which wasnt described.

You got a pretty good portuguese pronuntiation!

You forgot the name Temasek for Singapore. Singapore was known as Pulau Ujong (Malay ver of Pu Luo Zhong) then Temasek then change to Singapura when Sang Nila Utama came founding the kingdom of Singapura. It was later change to Singapore after WW2 when it was called syonanto

Bahrain in the background being forgotten: 👁💧👄💧👁

Bharata doesn’t come from a religious leader, he was an ancient King. Got nothing to do with religion.

ive studied sanskrit in highschool, my grandmother is an avid sanskrit text reader, and I kid you not,the amount of sanskrit I see in these country origins is both quite shocking. edit: countries I saw from sanskrit origin: Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Kuwait

No the “Go” sound in Korean is pronounced as “Ko” and because of how Koreans was pronouncing the name “Goryeo” over time it became Koryeo then Korea so yeah but hell this is what the Koreans told me

13:14 The name Bharata has two connections One with the Semi-mythical Emperor of all of the Indian subcontinent EMPEROR BHARATHA in whose dynasty was the famous war of MAHABHARATA Happened and the epic of Mahabharata was written. The other one is from the Vedic tribes that formed the Early proto-republics of Ancient India and the most Dominant and powerful of them was the BHARATHA Tribe.

Just a heads up. The language and people of Cambodia are pronounced Khamai not how it's spelled Khmer. Not a bit deal. Just letting you know. Edit: Source: I dated a girl while I was in Siem Reap.

That's how some of these countries are pronounced in Persian: (I found it interesting) Zhaapon (Jaapon) Cheen Koreh (meaning ball shaped) Hend (formal: Hendustan) Andonezee Arabestaan Araaq Afqanestaan Paakestaan Gorjestaan Lobnaan Emaaraat Ordon Essraaeel Yaman Surieh Koveyt Aazarbaayjaan Armanestaan Torkiyeh Btw the suffix "stan" is a Persian suffix meaning "place of" or "land of" or "full of".

Sri Lanka (Siri Lanka or Lanka) was known as Ceylon under British rule. Prior to colonisation it was known as “Hela Bima” which translated into English means land of the “Hela” people. The main language spoken is “Sinhala” or “hela basa”.

I know you stated that you would probably mess up pronunciations, but one thing that would be helpful is if you pronounce the letter H as in English and not silent because how you said the modern name of Korea was odd. It is Dae ( like the word day) Han (pronouncing the H) Min (meen) Guk (gook). I lived in South Korea for 5 years so I'm familiar with the name.

13:38 Yes. Romans did know about Sri Lanka. In fact, Pliny the Elder writes in his "Natural History" about "Annius Plocamus " a tax collector who facilitated trade between the Roman Empire and present day Sri Lanka.

In case of Sri Lanka, Lanka word already existed from ancient time such as in Ramayana it's called as "LANKA" only, but by adding Sri, it's mostly used for respect.

bahrain crying in the corner waiting to be mentioned

Nice bit of geography!.

"Kyrgyzstan" literally means not "we are forty" but "land of forty tribes"

The word Siam are more likely to be delivered from a Sanskrit word rather than Chinese as the nation has a strong bond with theravada Buddhism since the past. But there's also other argument mentioned that the Thai Royals does has Chinese ancestry since the early of Ayutthaya Kingdom. Thais prefer to say Prathet Thai rather than Muang Thai but maybe it use for certain or specific occasions

You missed Bahrain, previously known as Dilmun of the Dilmun civilization. Bahrain means "two seas". During Helenic times it was referred to as Tylos.

The map of India is shown wrong. Sorry my Frnd plz refer to the right source before posting, Kashmir is part of India before BC until current time. From the BC INDIA is called as BHARAT. INDIA is called India from last 300 years.

thanks for the knowledge! although i want to say that sungai actually means river, and the ng in sungai is pronounced like how you would pronounced it in the word song. so its read as something like "song-eye"

Hey General Knowledge, I just wanna say that it is pronounced "Ley-te" not like the word late :) I'm Filipino btw, I'm also subbed. Love ur vids!!! ❤️

8:11 The man on this painting is "Nader shah" the king of Persia not the king of Brunei!!

Thank you

Burma was earlier called bramhadesh which english translated to Burma

"Sungai melayu river" The sungai itslef mean river 😂

Kuwait: the fort was built by one of Alexander the Great successors in an island known today by “Failaka” but by their time it was named as “Icarus” because in resamples Aegean sea island Icarus. The fort wasn’t on main land. However, Kuwait name was Laressia, then kadhma, then Grane, then Kout and now Kuwait. Kadhama: because a hill in Kuwait known as that name. And named by Arabs in the war of the chains, when Arabs conquest the Sassanid Empire. Grane: there is a argument about that name as some agreed it meant a small hill, while others agrees that it mean a small horn, as Kuwait City took a shape of horn. Kout: it meant a fort above the sea, it’s an Indian word. As many Indian coastal cities was named with Kout such as Calcutta.

Fun fact: Northern Afghanistan, Tokharistan was famous for its small size but strong horses. Chinese Han dynasty sent an envoy to take some of those horses from hellenic kingdom of Bactria but was refused thus the first clash between China and a western culture appeared known as the war of heavenly horses.

You miss Bahrain and East Timor !

I knew the origin story of a couple of them but not all by any means, well done. The only thing I would like to mention is that you forgot about Bahrain 🇧🇭. It comes from Arabic "بحر /baḥr/" meaning sea and the suffix that makes the singular term double (sorry I don’t know if there’s a better way or a specific term in English to describe it), overall meaning "The Two Seas". Wish you all the best from Iran 🇮🇷

I want to cry with how he pronounced "Sungai Melayu" as "Sun Gai Melyau" But quite a good video!

I am from Nepal and the name of Nepal is actually comes from name of Sage "NE" and PAL means inhabiting some place or like this is my home or the place where I live. That's how people started calling it "NE PAL" like this is where Sage NE lives. And Yes that's how NEPAL name come into existence.

There is something else about Turkmenistan's name, It comes from the Persian words Tir-o-Kaman, meaning bow and arrow, because those people were good at shooting arrows.

Nice to see Sanskrit having a strong root here!

Romans did know about Sri Lanka, Romans coins are found in many ancient trade ports and a delegation from Sri Lanka has been to Rome. It is not just Rome, even Greek-Macedonians knew about Sri Lanka as some of them adopted Buddhism. The words, Seylan, Ceylon, Ceylao, etc all came from Sinhale which is the name of the main ethnicity even now.

13:14 nothing to correct here except the map! 😮 Strange, your thumbnail carries the correct map! 🤔

INDIA= western people called Sindhu River as Indus so they referred the bank as India. But India's original name is BHARAT which is form with two Sanskrit words. BHA=light & Rata=Knowledge; i.e. Land from where knowledge is spread like light. BTW you are using a wrong map. Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin are intregal parts of India.

I think it's important to say that Georgia is the "international" name, because native georgians call their country "Sakartvelo" (საქართველო in their alphabet) that would mean "where the kartveli are from" (sa- being a sufix meaning where) and kartveli, how they call themselves, apparently comes from one of the first villages of the country. :)

Óptimos conteúdos Gostava de ver um programa que se baseasse na proveniência dos povos do pacífico este, como os arquipélagos do Hawaiian e do Tahiti