Where does “cins” come from?
cins (Turkish) comes from Russian джи́нсы, from English Jeans, from English jean fustian, from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
cins (Turkish): sort; sex, gender; genus
Definitions
- sort; sex, gender; genus
Ancestry of “cins”, step by step
cins traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian джи́нсы
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | джи́нсы | jeans |
| 2 | English | Jeans | plural of Jean |
| 3 | English | jean fustian | — |
| 4 | Middle English | fustian | strong cotton fabric |
| 5 | Old French | fustaine | A cotton fabric ancestral to modern fustian |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 7 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |