Where does “سن” come from?

سن (Persian) comes from French scène, from Middle French scene, from Latin scaena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

سن (Persian): ivy; age; stage

Definitions

  1. ivy; age; stage

Ancestry of “سن”, step by step

سن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French scène

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscènescene, stage
2Middle Frenchscenestage
3Latinscaenastage; scene; theatre
4Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Arabic سِنّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسِنّtooth, age; tooth, tusk, fang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Ancient Greek σκηνή