Where does “сонцелюб” come from?

сонцелюб (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.

сонцелюб (Ukrainian): sun lover

Definitions

  1. sun lover

Ancestry of “сонцелюб”, step by step

сонцелюб traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian сонце

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсонцеsun
2Old East Slavicсълньцеsun
3Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnissun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Ukrainian любити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлюбитиto love, to like
2Proto-Slavicľubitito love
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce →