Where does “blanka nano” come from?
blanka nano (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto blanka, from French Blanc, from Middle French blanc, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
blanka nano (Esperanto): white dwarf
Ancestry of “blanka nano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | blanka | white; blank |
| 2 | French | Blanc | white person |
| 3 | Middle French | blanc | white |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |