English
Qin
Qin comes from Mandarin ^秦.
- Mandarinmodern^秦Qín
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Qin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern^秦Qín
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Qin
Earliest quotation: 2007, Souren Melikian, A Chinese emperor's cultural revolution: “Until 1974, the name Qin Shihuangdi (221-210 B.C.) was…”
Every English word from Mandarin ^秦
Another origin of Qin
- Mandarinmodern沁Qìn
- EnglishtodayQin
Today it means
name An ancient feudal state of China that existed between 778 and 207 BC.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin ^秦 / Qin