Old Armenian ցին

← Ancient Greek ἴκτινος (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaynás (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European (inherited(xcl/axm))

← Proto-Indo-European *tḱyīno- (inherited)

→ Armenian ցին (inherited)

→ Middle Persian synmwlw (cognate)

→ Sanskrit श्येन (cognate)