作者：刘镇清

机构：华侨大学外语学院!福建泉州362011

中文关键词：China;;秦国;;Cathay;;契丹;;词源;;民族迁徙

英文关键词：China, Qin State, Cathay, Khyattan, etymology, migration of nationality$

中文摘要：本文从民族迁徙和文化传播的角度论证了英语中China一词是起源于春秋时期的秦国国名“秦” ,而非秦朝的“秦”。“秦”和“秦国”两词首先进入波斯语成为Chin和Chinistan ,再经波斯语进入梵语成为Cina和Chi nasthana ,最后经梵语进入英语成为China。英语中Cathay一词则是源于我国北方契丹国 (辽 )的国名“契丹(Khyattan)”。Khyattan入突厥语成为Khitay ,经阿拉伯语的Khyattan而入拉丁语为Cathaya ,最后由拉丁语进入英语。

英文摘要：From the vantage points of the migration of nationality and the propagation of culture, the author demonstrates that the English word “China” was originated from the name of the Qin State in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 476 B.C) rather than from that of the Qin Dynasty (221 207 B.C.). The Sankritic words “Cina” and “Chinasthana” were borrowed from Persian word “Chin” which had been the transliteration of “Qin” and “Qin State”, and then they were transliterated from Sankrit into English as “China”. English word “Cathay”was transliterated from Arabic word “Khattay”, which had been borrowed from “khyattan” in turki and originally from “khyattan” as the name of the state in North China (also known as the liao Dynasty) since 10th to 13th century.

[中文刊名]：华侨大学学报(哲学社会科学版) [出版日期]：2000-12-30 [CN]：35-1049/C [ISSN]：1006-1398

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