Where does “สมอจีน” come from?

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

สมอจีน (Thai): Chinese olive (Canarium album)

Definitions

  1. Chinese olive (Canarium album)

Ancestry of “สมอจีน”, step by step

สมอจีน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จีน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiจีนChinese person; any of the Chinese languages; a...
2Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
3Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

via Thai สมอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสมอrock; stone; anchor; Terminalia
2Thaiถมอ—
Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →Every word from Thai จีน →
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