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
Ancestry of “şênî”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | շեն | inhabited, peopled; undamaged, intact, unharmed;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շէն | inhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation;... |
| 3 | Middle Iranian | šēn | — |