Where does “ķīnietis” come from?

ķīnietis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Ķīna, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

ķīnietis (Latvian): a Chinese man, a man from China or of Chinese...

Definitions

  1. a Chinese man, a man from China or of Chinese...

Ancestry of “ķīnietis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianĶīnaChina
2Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
3Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →Every word from Latvian Ķīna →