Where does “الصِّين” come from?

الصِّين (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Ancestry of “الصِّين”, step by step

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

Words derived from “الصِّين”

Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 →