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Where does “tsinushã” come from?

tsinushã (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin cinusia, from Latin cinus, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

tsinushã (Aromanian): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “tsinushã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincinusiaash
2Latincinus—
3Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
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