Where does “چینی” come from?
چینی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian چینی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
چینی (Ottoman Turkish): porcelain, a hard, white, translucent ceramic traditionally made in China
Definitions
- porcelain, a hard, white, translucent ceramic traditionally made in China
Ancestry of “چینی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | چینی | Chinese; porcelain; china, Chinese ceramics |
| 2 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |