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Where does “chinar” come from?

chinar (English) comes from Portuguese chinó, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

chinar (English): The tree "Platanus orientalis", the oriental...

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  1. The tree "Platanus orientalis", the oriental...

Ancestry of “chinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechinó—
2Portuguesechinaa woman, especially one of Native American...
3Medieval LatinSina—
4LatinSīnae—
5Ancient GreekΣῖναιthe southern Chinese
6Arabicصِين—
7Pahlavičīn—
8Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
9Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
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