Where does “شين” come from?

شين (Pashto) comes from Proto-Iranian *axšáyHnah — green, blue.

شين (Pashto): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “شين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*axšáyHnahgreen, blue
Every word from Proto-Iranian *axšáyHnah