Where does “ĉinia” come from?
ĉinia (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Ĉinio, from Esperanto ĉino, from Persian چین, from Arabic الصِّين, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
ĉinia (Esperanto): Chinese
Ancestry of “ĉinia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Ĉinio | China |
| 2 | Esperanto | ĉino | a Chinese person; a citizen of China |
| 3 | Persian | چین | wrinkle; crease; fold |
| 4 | Arabic | الصِّين | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭰𐭩𐭭 | China |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 7 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |