Where does “kínaiak” come from?
kínaiak (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.
kínaiak (Hungarian): nominative plural of kínai
Definitions
- nominative plural of kínai
Ancestry of “kínaiak”, step by step
| 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 |