Where does “kuna” come from?

kuna (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian куна, from Proto-Slavic kuna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaunā́ˀ.

kuna (English): the currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa

Definitions

  1. the currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa

Ancestry of “kuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкунаmarten; kuna
2Proto-Slavickunamarten
3Proto-Balto-Slavickaunā́ˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaunā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kuna →Every word from Serbo-Croatian куна →