proper noun/ˈt͡ʃina/
China (a country in eastern Asia)
Related: aquí y en China, aquí y en la China, China continental, Gran China, jabonero de la China, papel de China
Etymology tree Old Chinese 秦 (*zin)der.? Sanskrit चीन (cīna)der. Gandhari 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina)der.? Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn /čīn/) Classical Persian چین (Čin)der. ▲ Medieval Latin Sinainflu. Venetan Cinabor.? Spanish China Possibly from Venetan Cina, from Classical Persian چین (Čin, “China”) under influence from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), ultimately possibly from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin).