Yes, I know, it's the plural form of Sun, but the word Sun likely predates our understanding that stars and our Sun are the same thing.

I get "stars", but where did "suns" come from?

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[–] 28 points 1 month ago

I think they were using phrases like "burn you with the heat of a thousand suns!" Long before they realized there actually were more suns out there.

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