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Where does “saule” come from?

saule (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ.

saule (Latvian): sun; sun, sunlight; world

Definitions

  1. sun; sun, sunlight; world

Ancestry of “saule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*sáuˀlijāˀ—

Words derived from “saule”

  • sauļot
  • saulains
  • Saulītis
  • aizsaule
  • saulīte
  • pasaule
  • sauļošana
  • sauļup
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