Where does “síň” come from?

síň (Czech) comes from Old Czech sien, from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

síň (Czech): hall

Definitions

  1. hall

Ancestry of “síň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsienhall
2Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “síň”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Old Czech sien →
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