Where does “сонечко” come from?

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

сонечко (Ukrainian): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “сонечко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсонцеsun
2Old East Slavicсълньцеsun
3Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnissun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce →
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