English
Shin
Shin comes from Scottish Gaelic abhainn ‘river, stream’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*abū‘river’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900aub‘river’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernabhainn‘river, stream’
- EnglishtodayShin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*abū‘river’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900aub‘river’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernabhainn‘river, stream’
- EnglishtodayShin
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’
attitude, apex, apt, ape, aptitude, aven, attitudinal, 22 more
Another origin of Shin
- Koreanmodern신sin
- EnglishtodayShin
Today it means
name A river in Scotland, in the Highlands
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- / Shin