Where does “Dél-kínai-tenger” come from?
Dél-kínai-tenger (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kínai, from Hungarian Kína, from Italian China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
Dél-kínai-tenger (Hungarian): South China Sea
Definitions
- South China Sea
Ancestry of “Dél-kínai-tenger”, step by step
Dél-kínai-tenger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kínai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kínai | Chinese |
| 2 | Hungarian | Kína | China |
| 3 | Italian | China | slope, decline, descent |
| 4 | Portuguese | china | a woman, especially one of Native American... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 8 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 9 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 11 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |