Where does “chini” come from?

chini (Fiji Hindi) comes from Hindi चीनी, from Marathi चीन, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

chini (Fiji Hindi): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “chini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiचीनीChinese person; sugar; porcelain, china
2MarathiचीनChina
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old 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 Marathi चीन →