Where does “skina” come from?
skina (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skīna, from Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
skina (Swedish): to shine
Ancestry of “skina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | skīna | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | skína | to shine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |