سنديان

Where it comes from

Semantically from Aramaic סדיין (seḏyān, “type of oak”), cognates with Classical Syriac ܣܕܝܢܐ (seḏyānā), Akkadian 𒄑𒋛𒅔𒁕𒀀 (sindu, “a tree”); from the Semitic root س ن د (s n d) meaning “to stay”, “to prop up”, “to set up pieces of wood for reinforcement”. Connected to the wood’s common use in construction and sturdiness; compare סדנא (saddānā, “foundation; the trunk or base of a tree”), Hebrew סַד (sad, “torture stocks; a place for securing prisoners”). Uncertain connections to Persian سندیان (sendiyân, “type of oak”), perhaps related to Middle Persian [script needed] (cytn' /⁠cidān⁠/, “to gather, to pile up”) as in the collecting of wood.