Where does “sannleiki” come from?
sannleiki (Faroese) comes from Faroese sannur, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
sannleiki (Faroese): truth
Ancestry of “sannleiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | sannur | true; real |
| 2 | Old Norse | sannr | true |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sanþaz | true, real |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |
Words derived from “sannleiki”