*SET-U

English word origin

Etymology of Shin

From Scottish Gaelic abhainn Sin.

2 source sectionsExtended source reportWiktionary original ↗
In this entry · 2 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A river in Scotland, in the Highlands

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Scottish Gaelic abhainn Sin.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "wp",
      "args": {
        "1": "River +"
      },
      "expansion": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gd",
        "3": "abhainn"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic abhainn"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "abhainn",
      "abhainn#Scottish_Gaelic"
    ],
    [
      "Sin",
      "Sin#Scottish_Gaelic"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "name",
      "glosses": [
        "A river in Scotland, in the Highlands"
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "recordId": "eb4a37ce4e0d5fde57f02d5274a07023b030eab66d4629a39346704659c69a27",
      "rawRecordSha256": "adf04e81292d8d3baf9b25d7647c4356031da5981539b3d9f140c54a77c0d1a9",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 332895
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from Korean.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Korean 신 (sin), derived from 申, 辛, or 愼.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mention신ko
Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "bor+",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ko",
        "3": "신"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Korean 신 (sin)"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "신",
      "신#Korean"
    ],
    [
      "申",
      "申#Korean"
    ],
    [
      "辛",
      "辛#Korean"
    ],
    [
      "愼",
      "愼#Korean"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "name",
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Korean."
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "recordId": "e9c56044096691d6f44734cc022d2062eba128c52b411e08303e001312d7abe8",
      "rawRecordSha256": "784e91e0429ccea07f7a3b50b624ae93bde0f42a1023b1f92f6b53adc6c44048",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 332896
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for Shin →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger
Machine-source provenance
Source SHA-256
5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run
73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID
w-U2hpbg