Where does “син” come from?
син (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ, from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
син (Bulgarian): son, male offspring; blue, glaucous
Definitions
- son, male offspring; blue, glaucous
Ancestry of “син”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | сꙑнъ | son |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | synъ | son |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sū́ˀnus | son |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |