Where does “sine” come from?

sine (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic سَنَة, from Proto-Semitic šanat- — year.

sine (Cypriot Arabic): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “sine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَنَةyear
2Proto-Semiticšanat-year
Every word from Proto-Semitic šanat-Every word from Arabic سَنَة