Where does “kiina” come from?
kiina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kiina, from Swedish Kina, from Chinese 秦.
kiina (Finnish): The Chinese language
Ancestry of “kiina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kiina | China; of China; Chinese |
| 2 | Swedish | Kina | China |
| 3 | Chinese | 秦 | — |
Words derived from “kiina”