Where does “*dār-ī-čēnīg” come from?

*dār-ī-čēnīg (Pahlavi) comes from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Ancestry of “*dār-ī-čēnīg”, step by step

*dār-ī-čēnīg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चीन

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

via Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺wood

Words derived from “*dār-ī-čēnīg”

Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →