Where does “синологија” come from?
синологија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French sinologie, from French sino-, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
синологија (Serbo-Croatian): sinology
Ancestry of “синологија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | sinologie | sinology |
| 2 | French | sino- | Sino- |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sīnae | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 6 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 7 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 9 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |