Where does “сень” come from?

сень (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сѣни, from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

сень (Russian): canopy; foliage, umbrage; shade, shelter

Definitions

  1. canopy; foliage, umbrage; shade, shelter

Ancestry of “сень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсѣниshade, shelter
2Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Old East Slavic сѣни →