Where does “চীনা মাটি” come from?

চীনা মাটি (Assamese) comes from Assamese মাটি, from Sanskrit मृत्तिका — earth, clay, loam.

চীনা মাটি (Assamese): kaolinite, porcelain clay

Definitions

  1. kaolinite, porcelain clay

Ancestry of “চীনা মাটি”, step by step

চীনা মাটি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মাটি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমাটিsoil; land
2Sanskritमृत्तिकाearth, clay, loam

via Assamese চীনা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AssameseচীনাChinese
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