Where does “sins” come from?

sins (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sim, from Old Portuguese si, from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sins (Portuguese): plural of sim

Definitions

  1. plural of sim

Ancestry of “sins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesimyes; indeed; do; yes; yea
2Old Portuguesesiyes, affirmatively
3Latinsibithe dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansébʰye—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye →Every word from Latin sibi →