[word] ==Sanskrit== The Sanskrit word Cina (चीन IPA: /c͡çiːnə/), for China, was transcribed into various forms including 支那 (Zhīnà), 芝那 (Zhīnà), 脂那 (Zhīnà) and 至那 (Zhìnà). Thus, the term Shina was initially created in Chinese as a translation of `Cina.` This term was in turn brought to Japan with the spread... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shina_(word)