Where does “chinâ” come from?

chinâ (Ligurian) comes from Latin clīnō, from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

chinâ (Ligurian): to bend, bow, lower, lean

Definitions

  1. to bend, bow, lower, lean

Ancestry of “chinâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclīnōto bend, incline
2Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “chinâ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō →