Where does “سنة” come from?
سنة (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic سَنَة, from Proto-Semitic šanat- — year.
سنة (Egyptian Arabic): year
Definitions
- year
Ancestry of “سنة”, step by step
سنة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic سُنَّة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سُنَّة | custom, norm; habitual practice; Sunna |