Where does “cinise” come from?

cinise (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cinise (Friulian): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “cinise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincinisiaashes
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen-Every word from Latin cinisEvery word from Vulgar Latin cinisia