Where does “Σῖναι” come from?

Σῖναι (Ancient Greek) comes from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Σῖναι (Ancient Greek): the southern Chinese

Definitions

  1. the southern Chinese

Ancestry of “Σῖναι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِين—
2Pahlavičīn—
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “Σῖναι”

Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →Every word from Pahlavi čīn →