Where does “sonten” come from?
sonten (Middle English) comes from Old Javanese sore, from Old Javanese we, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.
Ancestry of “sonten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | sore | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | we | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | waʀi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | waʀi | day; sun; to dry |