Where does “כינעזיש” come from?
כינעזיש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כינע, from German China, from Dutch China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
כינעזיש (Yiddish): Chinese
Definitions
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Ancestry of “כינעזיש”, step by step
כינעזיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish כינע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | כינע | China |
| 2 | German | China | China |
| 3 | Dutch | China | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | china | a woman, especially one of Native American... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 8 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 9 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 11 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via Yiddish ־עזיש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־עזיש | — |