Where does “mengenai” come from?

mengenai (Classical Malay) comes from Malay mengenai, from Malay kena, from Malay کنا, from Norwegian Bokmål kna, from Swedish knåda, from Old Swedish knodha, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną.

mengenai (Classical Malay): To hit its target; To come into physical contact,...

Definitions

  1. To hit its target; To come into physical contact,...

Ancestry of “mengenai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymengenaiabout
2Malaykenato incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched...
3Malayکنا—
4Norwegian Bokmålknato knead
5Swedishknådato knead
6Old Swedishknodha—
7Old Norseknoða—
8Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
9Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →