Where does “sên” come from?
sên (Vietnamese) comes from French chaîne, from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
sên (Vietnamese): slug; chain
Definitions
- slug; chain
Ancestry of “sên”, step by step
sên traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French chaîne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chaîne | chain; channel; warp |
| 2 | Middle French | chaisne | chain |
| 3 | Old French | chaene | chain |
| 4 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
via Proto-Vietic p-reːn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | p-reːn | — |
via Old Chinese 蓮
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Chinese | 蓮 | — |