The term 'sine' originates from a Latin mistranslation of the Arabic 'jiba,' which itself came from which Sanskrit word meaning 'bowstring'?

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Jya

Indian mathematicians used the term 'jya-ardha' (half-chord) or simply 'jya'. Medieval Arabic translators transcribed this as 'jiba,' which Latin translators later confused with 'jaib' (meaning 'fold' or 'bay'), leading to the Latin word 'sinus'.

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