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Where does “сени” come from?

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

сени (Russian): hall, vestibule, entrance hall; railroad carriage...

Definitions

  1. hall, vestibule, entrance hall; railroad carriage...

Ancestry of “сени”, step by step

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