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Where does “slunce” come from?

slunce (Czech) comes from Old Czech slunce, from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

slunce (Czech): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “slunce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsluncesun
2Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “slunce”

  • slunečný
  • slunovrat
  • slunečník
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