Where does “sin” come from?
sin (Livonian) comes from Livonian sinā, from Proto-Finnic cinä, from Proto-Uralic tinä — you, thou.
sin (Livonian): genitive singular of sinā
Definitions
- genitive singular of sinā
Ancestry of “sin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Livonian | sinā | you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | cinä | you |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tinä | you, thou |