الصين
Arabic
proper noun
Definitions
- China, originally southern China as reached by the maritime Silk Road routes.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (China) derived from Sanskrit चीन (China, southern China, Chinese, lead) derived from Old Chinese 秦 (Qin, w).
Origin
Old Chinese
秦
Gloss
Qin, w
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Θῖνα Ancient Greek
- Θῖναι Ancient Greek
- Σῖναι Ancient Greek
- Τζίνιστα Ancient Greek
- シナ Japanese
- 支那 Japanese
- चीन Sanskrit
- اَلصِّين Arabic
- صِين Arabic
- चीन Hindi
- China Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- چین Persian
- چینی Persian
- Ķīna Latvian
- Cina Malay
- চীন Assamese
- 支那 Chinese
- 脂那 Chinese
- 至那 Chinese
- 𐭰𐭩𐭭 Middle Persian
- ja, 支那 Middle Chinese
- चीन Newari
- 秦 Old Chinese