From Proto-Samoyedic *cën, from Proto-Uralic *sëne. *če̮n sinew Northern Selkup: тән (tən) Southern Selkup: Narym: ҷын Upper Ob: тэн (ten) ^ T. Janurik...
(teʔ) Nenets: Forest Nenets: тэӈ (teŋ) Tundra Nenets: тэ̇ʼ (tėh) Proto-Selkup: *če̮n (see there for further descendants) Kamassian: тхен (tʰen) Koibal:...