Where does “синија” come from?
синија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سینی, from Persian سینی, from Arabic صِينِيّ — Chinese.
синија (Serbo-Croatian): low-lying round table
Ancestry of “синија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سینی | a large metal tray; large metal tray used as a... |
| 2 | Persian | سینی | a large metal tray; large metal tray used as a... |
| 3 | Arabic | صِينِيّ | Chinese |