Persian roots in Chinese loan words: Difference between revisions

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The transmission of knowledge and materials between cultures during ancient times can be seen in modern language. A sampling of loanwords from {{w|Sino-Persian_relations}}:
The transmission of knowledge and materials between cultures during ancient times can be seen in modern language. A sampling of loanwords from {{w|Sino-Persian_relations}}:


* ''[[say]]'', lion, first mentioned in the Book of Han [1st century CE]
* ''[[say (toxngbut)]]'', lion, first mentioned in the Book of Han [1st century CE]
* ''[[bogsiog]]'', alfalfa, borrowed from a Central Asian language during the Han Dynasty  
* ''[[bogsiog]]'', alfalfa, borrowed from a Central Asian language during the Han Dynasty  
* ''[[phøtøo]]'', grape, borrowed from Bactrian *bādāwa (“wine”) [130 BCE]
* ''[[phøtøo]]'', grape, borrowed from Bactrian *bādāwa (“wine”) [130 BCE]
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