Where does “suton” come from?

suton (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tonuti, from Proto-Slavic topnǫti — to plunge, to dunk.

suton (Serbo-Croatian): dusk, twilight

Definitions

  1. dusk, twilight

Ancestry of “suton”, step by step

suton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian tonuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantonutito sink
2Proto-Slavictopnǫtito plunge, to dunk

via Serbo-Croatian su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansuthird-person plural present of bȉti
Every word from Proto-Slavic topnǫti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tonuti →