Where does “sun” come from?
sun (Bambara) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.
sun (Bambara): trunk; fasting; to fast
Ancestry of “sun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | صَوْم | fasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܨܘܡܐ | fast |