Where does “フレカニ” come from?

フレカニ (Ainu) comes from Ainu カニ, from Ainu kuani, from Ainu i.

フレカニ (Ainu): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “フレカニ”, step by step

フレカニ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ainu カニ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuカニmetal
2Ainukuani—
3Ainui—

via Ainu フレ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuフレto be red
Every word from Ainu i →Every word from Ainu kuani →Every word from Ainu カニ →