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

Definitions

  1. Chinese

Ancestry of “ĉinia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoĈinioChina
2Esperantoĉinoa Chinese person; a citizen of China
3Persianچینwrinkle; crease; fold
4Arabicالصِّين—
5Middle Persian𐭰𐭩𐭭China
6Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
7Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 →