Where does “Κινέζα” come from?

Κινέζα (Greek) comes from Greek κίνα, from English quina, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Κινέζα (Greek): Chinese

Definitions

  1. Chinese

Ancestry of “Κινέζα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκίναcinchona; cinchona bark; henna
2Englishquinaquinine
3Spanishquinaquinine; toxic wine; double five
4Latinquinanominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative...
5Latinquinifive each; five at a time
6Latinquinquefive; 5
7Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷeEvery word from Latin quinque
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