Where does “чинӣ” come from?

чинӣ (Tajik) comes from Tajik -ӣ, from Classical Persian ـِی, from Finnish yh — ugh, yuck.

чинӣ (Tajik): Chinese

Definitions

  1. Chinese

Ancestry of “чинӣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajik-ӣadjectival suffix
2Classical Persianـِی—
3Finnishyhugh, yuck
Every word from Finnish yh →Every word from Classical Persian ـِی →Every word from Tajik -ӣ →