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Where does “со́лнце” come from?

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

Ancestry of “со́лнце”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсълньце—
2Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “со́лнце”

  • подсолнечный
  • солнышко
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