Where does “چینی” come from?

چینی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

چینی (Persian): Chinese; porcelain; china, Chinese ceramics

Definitions

  1. Chinese; porcelain; china, Chinese ceramics

Ancestry of “چینی”, step by step

چینی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'—
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian چین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچینwrinkle; crease; fold
2Arabicالصِّين—
3Middle Persian𐭰𐭩𐭭China
4Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
5Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “چینی”

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