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Where does “сѣни” come from?

сѣни (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

сѣни (Old East Slavic): shade, shelter

Definitions

  1. shade, shelter

Ancestry of “сѣни”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “сѣни”

  • сень
  • сени
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