Where does “şin” come from?
şin (Turkmen) comes from Russian ши́на, from German schiene, from Middle High German schine, from Old High German skina, from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
şin (Turkmen): tyre, tire
Definitions
- tyre, tire
Ancestry of “şin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ши́на | tire/tyre |
| 2 | German | schiene | first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schine | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skina | bar, track |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |