Where does “sien” come from?

sien (Old French) comes from Latin suum, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sien (Old French): his; her; one's

Definitions

  1. his; her; one's

Ancestry of “sien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuumaccusative singular masculine of suus; nominative...
2Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →
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