Where does “گەنە” come from?

گەنە (Central Kurdish) comes from Azerbaijani gənə, from Old Frisian kēne, from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

گەنە (Central Kurdish): tick (arachnid)

Definitions

  1. tick (arachnid)

Ancestry of “گەنە”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigənətick
2Old Frisiankēne—
3Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōniz →Every word from Old Frisian kēne →