Where does “שן” come from?

שן (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

שן (Hebrew): tooth; clove

Definitions

  1. tooth; clove

Ancestry of “שן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
2Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →
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