Where does “sien” come from?
sien (Spanish) comes from Spanish sen, from Spanish seño, from Old Spanish seno, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
sien (Spanish): temple
Ancestry of “sien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | sen | sense, judgement |
| 2 | Spanish | seño | Miss/Mrs . Similar to English Ms; Miss |
| 3 | Old Spanish | seno | — |
| 4 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |