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