Where does “xinès” come from?

xinès (Catalan) comes from Catalan és, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

xinès (Catalan): Chinese; Chinese person; chinois

Definitions

  1. Chinese; Chinese person; chinois

Ancestry of “xinès”, step by step

xinès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Catalan Xina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanXinaChina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →