Where does “hana” come from?

hana (Czech) comes from Old Czech hana, from Old High German hōna, from Proto-Germanic haunijō.

hana (Czech): slur, insult, defamation; blame

Definitions

  1. slur, insult, defamation; blame

Ancestry of “hana”, step by step

hana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech hana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhanaslur, insult, defamation; blame
2Old High Germanhōnamock
3Proto-Germanichaunijō—

via Hebrew חנה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחנהto park

Words derived from “hana”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijō →Every word from Old High German hōna →Every word from Old Czech hana →