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Where does “sørsudansk” come from?

sørsudansk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Sør-Sudan, from Norwegian Nynorsk sør, from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sørsudansk (Norwegian Nynorsk): South Sudanese

Definitions

  1. South Sudanese

Ancestry of “sørsudansk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskSør-Sudan—
2Norwegian Nynorsksørsouth
3Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
4Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
5Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →