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Where does “sunčanik” come from?

sunčanik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sȗnce, from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunčanik (Serbo-Croatian): sundial

Definitions

  1. sundial

Ancestry of “sunčanik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansȗncethe Sun
2Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →