Where does “şən” come from?

şən (Azerbaijani) comes from Armenian շեն, from Old Armenian շէն, from Middle Iranian šēn.

şən (Azerbaijani): cheerful, happy, jolly, gleeful

Definitions

  1. cheerful, happy, jolly, gleeful

Ancestry of “şən”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշենinhabited, peopled; undamaged, intact, unharmed;...
2Old Armenianշէնinhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation;...
3Middle Iranianšēn—
Every word from Middle Iranian šēn →Every word from Old Armenian շէն →Every word from Armenian շեն →