Where does “muinaiskiina” come from?
muinaiskiina (Finnish) comes from Finnish muinainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
muinaiskiina (Finnish): Old Chinese
Ancestry of “muinaiskiina”, step by step
muinaiskiina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muinainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muinainen | ancient |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiina | The Chinese language |
| 2 | Finnish | Kiina | China; of China; Chinese |
| 3 | Swedish | Kina | China |
| 4 | Chinese | 秦 | — |