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Where does “shend” come from?

shend (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish شن, from Armenian շեն, from Old Armenian շէն, from Middle Iranian šēn.

shend (English): To disgrace or put to shame; To blame; To...

Definitions

  1. To disgrace or put to shame; To blame; To...

Ancestry of “shend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشن—
2Armenianշենinhabited, peopled; undamaged, intact, unharmed;...
3Old Armenianշէնinhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation;...
4Middle Iranianšēn—
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