Where does “Sin” come from?
Sin (English) comes from English shin, from Scottish Gaelic sìn, from Middle Irish sin, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Sin (English): The god of the moon
Definitions
- The god of the moon
Ancestry of “Sin”, step by step
Sin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English shin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shin | The front part of the leg below the knee; the... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | sìn | stretch |
| 3 | Middle Irish | sin | that |
| 4 | Old Irish | sín | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sindos | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗm | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Hebrew סין
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | סין | Sin, "a placename"; China |
| 2 | Late Latin | Sinae | the southern Chinese; the Chinese; China, the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 4 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 5 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 7 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via Middle English sinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sinne | — |
| 2 | Old English | synn | sin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnju | responsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sunjō | truth, sooth; denial, protest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |