Where does “茄士咩” come from?
茄士咩 (Chinese) comes from English Cashmere, from Hindi कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.
茄士咩 (Chinese): cashmere
Ancestry of “茄士咩”, step by step