Where does “şen” come from?
şen (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سن, from French Seine, from Late Latin sagena, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη — large dragnet, seine; hunting net.
şen (Turkish): happy, cheerful, gay; well-populated and...
Definitions
- happy, cheerful, gay; well-populated and...
Ancestry of “şen”, step by step
şen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish سن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سن | you (singular), thou |
| 2 | French | Seine | seine (for fishing) |
| 3 | Late Latin | sagena | seine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σαγήνη | large dragnet, seine; hunting net |
via Ottoman Turkish شن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شن | gay, light, merry |
| 2 | Armenian | շեն | inhabited, peopled; undamaged, intact, unharmed;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | շէն | inhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation;... |
| 4 | Middle Iranian | šēn | — |