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Where does “сълньце” come from?

сълньце (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “сълньце”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “сълньце”

  • солнце
  • сонце
  • сонца
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