Where does “چین” come from?

چین (Urdu) comes from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

چین (Urdu): comfort, tranquility, at rest, quiet, peace

Definitions

  1. comfort, tranquility, at rest, quiet, peace

Ancestry of “چین”, step by step

چین traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English chain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3Old Frenchchaine
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Classical Persian چین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچین
2Middle Persian𐭰𐭩𐭭China
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old Chinese{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

via Sanskrit शान्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशान्तिrest; alleviation, pacification, consolation;...
2Sanskritशम्to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱemh₂-to toil, to exert oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-