Where does “κίνα” come from?

κίνα (Greek) comes 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.

κίνα (Greek): cinchona; cinchona bark; henna

Definitions

  1. cinchona; cinchona bark; henna

Ancestry of “κίνα”, step by step

κίνα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquinaquinine
2Spanishquinaquinine; toxic wine; double five
3Latinquinanominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative...
4Latinquinifive each; five at a time
5Latinquinquefive; 5
6Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Sanskrit चीन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
2Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “κίνα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quinque →