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sulnika - in Central-Eastern dialects. | sulnika - in Central-Eastern dialects. | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Old Pomorian | From Old Pomorian sāuliā + the suffix -n. Proto-Balto-Slavic *saul-, *saulē. Cognates include Latvian saũle, Old Prussian saule, Proto-Slavic *sъlnь (*sъlnьce is a diminutive). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥; compare with Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios) (*sāwel-iyos), Old High German, Old Norse sunna). | ||
The origin of the suffix -n is uncertain, possibly from | The origin of the suffix -n is uncertain, possibly from Old Pomorian word sāulines - sunlike, solar. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== |
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