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Where does “sień” come from?

sień (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

sień (Polish): vestibule, hallway

Definitions

  1. vestibule, hallway

Ancestry of “sień”, step by step

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