Where does “Sinim” come from?
Sinim (English) comes from Hebrew סינים, from Hebrew סין, from Late Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
Sinim (English): place mentioned in the Bible
Definitions
- place mentioned in the Bible
Ancestry of “Sinim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | סינים | Chinese |
| 2 | Hebrew | סין | Sin, "a placename"; China |
| 3 | Late Latin | Sinae | the southern Chinese; the Chinese; China, the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 5 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 6 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 8 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |