"cën" meaning in Proto-Samoyedic

See cën in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Likely from Proto-Uralic *sëne, but the initial *c- is unexpected. Etymology templates: {{inh|syd-pro|urj-pro|*sëne}} Proto-Uralic *sëne Head templates: {{head|syd-pro|noun}} *cën
  1. sinew, tendon Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-cën-syd-pro-noun-dacAWKAU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Samoyedic entries with incorrect language header
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