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Where does “sunnuntai” come from?

sunnuntai (Finnish) comes from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunnuntai (Finnish): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “sunnuntai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsunnundag—
2Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
3Latindies Solissun's day
4Latinsōl—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sunnuntai”

  • sunnuntaiautoilija
  • sunnuntailisä
  • sunnuntainumero
  • laskiaissunnuntai
  • sunnuntai-ilta
  • tammisunnuntai
  • sunnuntaisin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →