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Where does “слънце” come from?

слънце (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic слъньце, from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

слънце (Bulgarian): sun; central star of a solar system

Definitions

  1. sun; central star of a solar system

Ancestry of “слънце”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicслъньцеsun
2Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →