Where does “sann” come from?

sann (Haitian Creole) comes from French cendre, from Middle French cendré, from Old French cendre, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

sann (Haitian Creole): ash, cinder

Definitions

  1. ash, cinder

Ancestry of “sann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcendreash
2Middle Frenchcendré—
3Old Frenchcendreash
4Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Old French cendre →