Where does “sun” come from?

sun (Bambara) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

sun (Bambara): trunk; fasting; to fast

Definitions

  1. trunk; fasting; to fast

Ancestry of “sun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →