Where does “сын” come from?

сын (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic сꙑнъ, from Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ, from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

сын (Belarusian): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “сын”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсꙑнъson
2Old Church Slavonicсꙑнъson
3Proto-Slavicsynъson
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsū́ˀnusson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnúsEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnusEvery word from Proto-Slavic synъ
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