Where does “सोण्णउं” come from?
सोण्णउं (Old Gujarati) comes from Prakrit सोअण्ण, from Sanskrit सौवर्ण, from Sanskrit सुवर्ण, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “सोण्णउं”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | सोअण्ण | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सौवर्ण | golden, made of gold |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सुवर्ण | of a good or beautiful colour, brilliant in hue,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वर्ण | outward appearance, exterior, figure, form,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wárnas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |