ðə nˈeɪm səsnˈɪtsiə dᵻɹˈaɪvz fɹʌmðə sˈeɪm slˈɑːvɪk ɹˈuːt æz ðæt ʌvðə pˈaɪn tɹˈiː ˈɪn, ænd ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz mˈoʊst lˈaɪkli nˈeɪmd æz sˈʌtʃ bɪkˈʌz ðə plˈɛntifəl pˈaɪn fˈɔːɹɪsts wˌɪtʃ hæv pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɛɹiə fɔːɹ ˈeɪdʒᵻz.
The name Sosnytsia derives from the same Slavic root as that of the Pine tree (in ), and the area was most likely named as such because the plentiful pine forests which have populated the area for ages.