Where does “Σινάι” come from?
Σινάι (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew סִינַי.
Σινάι (Ancient Greek): a people of East Asia usually identified as the southern Chinese: the Cantonese, Vietnamese, and other Yue peoples reached via the maritime Silk Road to Panyu (Guangzhou), not known at the time to be related to the Seres reached by the overland route to Chang'an (Xi'an)
Definitions
- a people of East Asia usually identified as the southern Chinese: the Cantonese, Vietnamese, and other Yue peoples reached via the maritime Silk Road to Panyu (Guangzhou), not known at the time to be related to the Seres reached by the overland route to Chang'an (Xi'an)
Ancestry of “Σινάι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | סִינַי | — |