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Where does “chined” come from?

chined (English) comes from English chiné, from French chiné, from Persian چینی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

chined (English): Pertaining to, or having, a chine or backbone;...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or having, a chine or backbone;...

Ancestry of “chined”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchinéMottled in appearance, from the warp being dyed...
2Frenchchinépast participle of chiner
3PersianچینیChinese; porcelain; china, Chinese ceramics
4PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
5Middle Persian-yk'—
6Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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