Where does “dalasini” come from?
dalasini (Swahili) comes from Arabic دَارَصِينِيّ, from Persian دارچین, from Pahlavi *dār-ī-čēnīg, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
dalasini (Swahili): cinnamon
Ancestry of “dalasini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دَارَصِينِيّ | — |
| 2 | Persian | دارچین | cinnamon |
| 3 | Pahlavi | *dār-ī-čēnīg | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 5 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
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