Where does “kanalian” come from?
kanalian (Bikol Central) comes from Estonian nali, from Proto-Finnic nalja, from Proto-Finno-Permic nalja.
Ancestry of “kanalian”, step by step
kanalian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian nali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | nali | joke |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nalja | joke |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | nalja | — |
via Bikol Central ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | ka- -an | — |