Where does “અકસાઈ ચીન” come from?
અકસાઈ ચીન (Gujarati) comes from Hindi अक्साई चिन, from English Aksai Chin, from Uyghur چۆل, from Proto-Turkic čöl — steppe, desert.
Ancestry of “અકસાઈ ચીન”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अक्साई चिन | Aksai Chin the region of Kashmir administered by China and claimed by India |
| 2 | English | Aksai Chin | A cold desert plain in Central Asia divided between China and India |
| 3 | Uyghur | چۆل | desert |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | čöl | steppe, desert |