Where does “suno” come from?

suno (Volapük) comes from English soon, from Middle English sone, from Old English sōna, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

suno (Volapük): soon

Definitions

  1. soon

Ancestry of “suno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoonShort in length of time from the present; early;...
2Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna
6Proto-Germanic*sa
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa
8Proto-Oceanic*isa
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa
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