Where does “şênî” come from?

şênî (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian շեն, from Old Armenian շէն, from Middle Iranian šēn.

şênî (Northern Kurdish): inhabited place

Definitions

  1. inhabited place

Ancestry of “şênî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշենinhabited, peopled; undamaged, intact, unharmed;...
2Old Armenianշէնinhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation;...
3Middle Iranianšēn—
Every word from Middle Iranian šēn →Every word from Old Armenian շէն →Every word from Armenian շեն →