Talk:大秦

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Needs hanzi box[edit]

Needs hanzi box. 71.66.97.228 20:56, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Now has one. —suzukaze (tc) 07:48, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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 (talkcontribs) 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)[reply]