Where does “ਚੀਨੀ” come from?

ਚੀਨੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi -ਈ, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ਚੀਨੀ (Punjabi): Chinese

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ਚੀਨੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabi-ਈrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Punjabi -ਈ →