Where does “चिनी” come from?

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

चिनी (Marathi): Chinese

Definitions

  1. Chinese

Ancestry of “चिनी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarathiचीनChina
2Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
3Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
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