Where does “ĉino” come from?

ĉino (Esperanto) comes 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.

ĉino (Esperanto): a Chinese person; a citizen of China

Definitions

  1. a Chinese person; a citizen of China

Ancestry of “ĉino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچینwrinkle; crease; fold
2Arabicالصِّين—
3Middle Persian𐭰𐭩𐭭China
4Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
5Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “ĉino”

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