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
- a Chinese man, a man from China or of Chinese...
Ancestry of “ķīnietis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | Ķīna | China |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |