Where does “סיני” come from?
סיני (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.
סיני (Hebrew): Chinese
Definitions
- Chinese
Ancestry of “סיני”, step by step
סיני 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 ־י
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | ־י | Used in adjectives with the meaning “related to”;... |