Where does “סינים” come from?
סינים (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.
סינים (Hebrew): Chinese
Definitions
- Chinese
Ancestry of “סינים”, step by step
| 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 |