Where does “bisonzu” come from?

bisonzu (Sardinian) comes from Italian bisogno, from Vulgar Latin bisonium, from Frankish bisunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

bisonzu (Sardinian): need

Definitions

  1. need

Ancestry of “bisonzu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbisognoneed
2Vulgar Latinbisoniumneed
3Frankishbisunnju—
4Proto-Germanic*sunnju—
5Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ →