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Where does “сонца” come from?

сонца (Belarusian) comes from Russian со́лнце, from Old East Slavic сълньце, from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

сонца (Belarusian): the sun

Definitions

  1. the sun

Ancestry of “сонца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсо́лнце—
2Old East Slavicсълньце—
3Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →