English

Proto-Sinitic

From proto- + Sinitic.

Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’

Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’

Proto-Hellenic *pró

Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’

Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’

Ancient Greek Σῖναι

Latin Sīna ‘China’

Today it means

adj Synonym of Old Chinese.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Sinitic