Where does “san” come from?

san (Réunion Creole French) comes from French sang, from Old French sanc, from Vulgar Latin sanguem, from Latin sanguinem, from Latin sanguen, from Latin san-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

san (Réunion Creole French): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “san”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsangblood
2Old Frenchsancblood
3Vulgar Latinsanguem—
4Latinsanguinemaccusative singular of sanguis
5Latinsanguen—
6Latinsan-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én- →Every word from Latin san- →