Where does “сенце” come from?

сенце (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian сено, from Proto-Slavic sěno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “сенце”, step by step

сенце traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian сено

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianсеноhay
2Proto-Slavicsěnohay
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśáina—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

via Serbo-Croatian це

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianце—
2Proto-Nakh*ča—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěno →