Where does “tsjin tsjin” come from?

tsjin tsjin (Dutch) comes from French tchin-tchin, from English chin-chin, from Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin, from Chinese 請 — please; invite.

tsjin tsjin (Dutch): cheers!

Definitions

  1. cheers!

Ancestry of “tsjin tsjin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtchin-tchincheers, chin chin
2Englishchin-chinA salutation, especially a drinking toast; To...
3Chinese Pidgin Englishchin-chinworship; entreat, request; greet
4Chinese請please; invite
Every word from Chinese 請 →Every word from Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin →Every word from English chin-chin →