Where does “דיקור סיני” come from?
דיקור סיני (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew סיני, from Hebrew סין, from Late Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
דיקור סיני (Hebrew): acupuncture
Definitions
- acupuncture
Ancestry of “דיקור סיני”, step by step
דיקור סיני traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew סיני
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | סיני | Chinese |
| 2 | Hebrew | סין | Sin, "a placename"; China |
| 3 | Late Latin | Sinae | the southern Chinese; the Chinese; China, the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 5 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 6 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 8 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via Hebrew דיקור
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | דיקור | puncture, stabbing |