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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunjaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-n̥t-yós, from *h₁sónts, participial of *h₁es- (to be). Dentals between *-n- and *-y- regularly lost. Cognate with Sanskrit सत्य (satyá).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*sunjaz

  1. true, truthful, correct

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sunja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492