Where does “Sunni” come from?

Sunni comes from Arabic sunnī, formed from Arabic sunna with the Arabic adjective-forming suffix -ī.

Sunni (English): Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam...

Definitions

  1. Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam...

Ancestry of “Sunni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُنِّيّ—
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “Sunni”

Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic سُنِّيّ →