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Where does “sunna” come from?

sunna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sunna, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunna (Icelandic): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “sunna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesunnasun
2Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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