Where does “سن” come from?

سن (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

سن (Arabic): to sharpen, to whet, to hone, to grind; to mold,...

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, to whet, to hone, to grind; to mold,...

Ancestry of “سن”, step by step

سن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Semitic šinn-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
2Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—

via Arabic سَنَّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَنَّto establish {{qualifier|a law, custom, etc.}}
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →