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Where does “suna” come from?

suna (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto suno, from English Sun, from Middle English sunne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

suna (Esperanto): solar, of the sun

Definitions

  1. solar, of the sun

Ancestry of “suna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosunothe Sun
2EnglishSunAbbreviation of Sunday
3Middle EnglishsunneAlternative form of sonne; sun
4Old Englishsunnesun
5Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
6Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “suna”

  • sunpanelo
  • sunenergio
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