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Where does “دَارَصِينِيّ” come from?

دَارَصِينِيّ (Arabic) comes from Persian دارچین, from Pahlavi *dār-ī-čēnīg, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Ancestry of “دَارَصِينِيّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدارچینcinnamon
2Pahlavi*dār-ī-čēnīg—
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “دَارَصِينِيّ”

  • mdalasini
  • dalasini
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