Where does “sonal” come from?

sonal (French) comes from French son, from Middle French son, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sonal (French): Jingle. Musical theme accompanying a public message

Definitions

  1. Jingle. Musical theme accompanying a public message

Ancestry of “sonal”, step by step

sonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsonsound; His, her, its; bran
2Middle Frenchsonsound
3Old Frenchsonhis/hers/its
4Vulgar Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
5Latinsuushis, her, its, their
6Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
7Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via French signal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsignalsignal
2Old Frenchsegnalemblem; badge; signature; distinguishing mark...
3Medieval Latinsignalesignal
4Latinsignālis
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sewosEvery word from Proto-Italic sowos
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