Where does “сын” come from?
сын (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сꙑнъ, from Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ, from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
сын (Russian): son; child; ":" sons
Ancestry of “сын”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | сꙑнъ | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | сꙑнъ | son |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | synъ | son |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sū́ˀnus | son |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |