Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 praaciina has nothing to do with ciina in Sanskrit. Praaciina is derived from the prefix pra added to the root anc, cf praacii, praanc, but also ud+anc refering to north and prati+anc refering to west (lit 'behind'). Madhav Deshpande INDOLOGY, "yaksh12000" <yaksh12000> wrote: > In one of usenet groups, I have seen discussion re. earliest > references to China in Indian works. Most of the discussion was > confined to reference to China as a country. I was wondering if one > could go about looking for indirect references, references to > related words or products. Here are a few things: > > Pra-cheena: This Sanskrit word means `ancient'. Does this come > from > the word `china' and mean older than China? > > Silk: Definitely a Chinese product. A Sanskrit word for silk > is `cheenabaram', cloth from China. > > Sugar: Again a Chinese product. In many parts of Northern India, > sugar is still called `cheeni'. > > Tea: In China, there are two words for Tea. One is Cha (mostly used > in Northern India), the other is Te (used in many parts of Southern > India( `Te-aku', `Te-neer'). Incidentally > `Tea' comes from `Te' > > Citrus fruit: One type of citrus is called in the South as China- > fruit (Cheenapalam or Cheenipandu) > > Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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