Yisho wonke amagama ahlobene no "Qin" esigabeni
Context:Igama elithi 'Qin' kukholakala ukuthi liyisandulela segama lanamuhla laseYurophu laleli zwe, iChina. Ngokunokwenzeka leli gama laqala langena ezilimini zesi-Indo-Aryan ngokuthi 'Cina' noma 'Sina' futhi kamuva langena esiGrekini naseLatin ngokuthi 'Sinai' noma 'Thinai.' Labe selihunyushelwa olimini lwesiNgisi nolwesiFulentshi ngokuthi 'China' nelithi 'Chine'. Le mfundiso yokuqanjwa kwegama iyalahlwa ezinye izazi, ezithi igama elithi 'Sina' ngesiSanskrit lavela ngaphambi kakhulu kokubusa kukaQin. 'IJin', izwe elalilawulwa umbuso wakwaZhou ngekhulu lesikhombisa B.C., lingenye imvelaphi engaba khona. Abanye baphikisana nombuso waseJing (<unk>, elinye igama likaChu), kanye nezinye izinhlangano zezombusazwe esikhathini sokuqala njengomthombo waleli gama.
Qin, Cina, Sina, Sinai, Thinai, Jin, Jing, Chu amagama ahlobene neQin