Where does “Sin” come from?

Sin (Hausa) comes from Arabic الصِّين, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Sin (Hausa): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “Sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالصِّين—
2Middle Persian𐭰𐭩𐭭China
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 →