Where does “Yanan” come from?

Yanan (English) comes from English yana, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Yanan (English): Of or pertaining to the Yana people of California or their language

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Yana people of California or their language

Ancestry of “Yanan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyanaAny of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric...
2Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →