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Where does “sunta” come from?

sunta (Mòcheno) comes from Middle High German sunntac, from Old High German sunnūntag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunta (Mòcheno): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “sunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansunntac—
2Old High Germansunnūntag—
3Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
4Latindies Solissun's day
5Latinsōl—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →