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Where does “sunna” come from?

sunna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunna (Old Norse): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “sunna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sunna”

  • laskiaissunnuntai
  • sunnuntaiautoilija
  • sunnuntai
  • tammisunnuntai
  • sunnuntaisin
  • sunnuntailisä
  • sunnuntainumero
  • sunnuntai-ilta
  • adventssöndag
  • söndag
  • påskesøndag
  • søndag
  • søndag
  • sundag
  • søndag
  • sunna
  • sunnudagr
  • sunnodagher
  • syndagh
  • sundagh
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