Where does “sin” come from?

sin (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ, from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

sin (Romanian): son of

Definitions

  1. son of

Ancestry of “sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсꙑнъson
2Proto-Slavicsynъson
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsū́ˀnusson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “sin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus →Every word from Proto-Slavic synъ →