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Where does “चीन” come from?

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

चीन (Sanskrit): the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...

Definitions

  1. the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...

Ancestry of “चीन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “चीन”

  • China
  • Chinese
  • china
  • Sinai
  • Chinaman
  • Chinatown
  • Indochina
  • Indochinese
  • Chink
  • chinois
  • chinaware
  • Sinitic
  • chinoiserie
  • chinaberry
  • sinogram
  • Sinophone
  • Chyna
  • Sinocentric
  • Sinic
  • Sinophobia
  • Sinocentrism
  • Sinophile
  • Sinophilia
  • Chinagate
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