Where does “sun” come from?
sun (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Ancestry of “sun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | son | his/hers/its |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 3 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |