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Old September 25th 04, 07:30 PM
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Igor Sklar wrote...
There is another Polish/Russian word which has veery distant Chinese roots:

Pol. farfura ('porcelain'), Russ. farfor
- Turk. farfur - Pers/Arab fagfur


AFAIK there is an even older Russian word for porcelain, also of
Oriental derivation: "tsenina", in the 15th century also spelled
"chini" and "tsen'"

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