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Where does “चीनी” come from?

चीनी (Hindi) comes from Marathi चीन, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

चीनी (Hindi): Chinese person; sugar; porcelain, china

Definitions

  1. Chinese person; sugar; porcelain, china

Ancestry of “चीनी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarathiचीनChina
2Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
3Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “चीनी”

  • चिनिया
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