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Where does “chiné” come from?

chiné (French) comes from Persian چینی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

chiné (French): past participle of chiner

Definitions

  1. past participle of chiner

Ancestry of “chiné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianچینیChinese; porcelain; china, Chinese ceramics
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'—
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “chiné”

  • chiné
  • xiné
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