Talk:大秦
Add topicLatest comment: 3 years ago by Frigoris in topic 大秦 - lˤats dzin - Latin?
Needs hanzi box
[edit]Needs hanzi box. 71.66.97.228 20:56, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
- Now has one. —suzukaze (t・c) 07:48, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
Etymology
[edit]To add to etymology section: why exactly the Roman emperor was called "Da Qin." 173.88.246.138 03:42, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
大秦 - lˤats dzin - Latin?
[edit]I came across a very interesting observation that, lˤats dzin, the Old Chinese pronunciation reconstructed for 大秦, pretty much resembles Latin. But anyway, that's just an observation. — This unsigned comment was added by Mteechan (talk • contribs) at 17:06, 16 January 2021.
- @Mteechan, you're not alone. It has long been conjectured so. I've added a citation. --Frigoris (talk) 14:12, 25 May 2021 (UTC)