Where does “سن” come from?
سن (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French Seine, from Late Latin sagena, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη — large dragnet, seine; hunting net.
سن (Ottoman Turkish): you (singular), thou
Definitions
- you (singular), thou
Ancestry of “سن”, step by step
سن traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French Seine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Seine | seine (for fishing) |
| 2 | Late Latin | sagena | seine |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σαγήνη | large dragnet, seine; hunting net |
via Proto-Turkic sen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | sen | thou; you; Denotes "to be" for second person... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | sẹ- | thou |
via Arabic سِنّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سِنّ | tooth, age; tooth, tusk, fang |