Talk:shena

@Metaknowledge, Wikitiki89: do you know the etymology of this noun? My guess was that it was an early borrowing of Latin scenam, but that wouldn’t explain the unusual consonant at the beginning. --Romanophile ♞ (contributions) 15:50, 11 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

@Romanophile: Since there is no entry for this word, I'm gonna need more information. Is it English? What does it mean? When did it first come into the language? Etc. --WikiTiki89 15:54, 11 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

@Wikitiki89 it’s a feminine Ladino noun. Judging from this, the Old Spanish nouns esçena, scena & sçena are scarcely attested before 1492 (escena probably isn’t), but an Old Spanish derivation is still possible. The noun means ‘scene’ and we can also write it שינה. --Romanophile ♞ (contributions) 16:25, 11 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

As usual, I've no idea. It could be a regular process, but I can't find other examples to test that. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 17:04, 11 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

Well, in the absence of competition, it’s safe to claim an origin to Old Spanish. --Romanophile ♞ (contributions) 17:19, 11 May 2016 (UTC)Reply