Where does “šen” come from?

šen (Proto-Athabaskan) comes from Sanskrit शयन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

šen (Proto-Athabaskan): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “šen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशयनthe act of lying down or sleeping, rest, repose,...
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit शयन →