Where does “syn” come from?

syn (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

syn (Lower Sorbian): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “syn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsynъson
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsū́ˀnusson
3Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “syn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus →Every word from Proto-Slavic synъ →