Where does “knanjo” come from?

knanjo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto knabino, from Esperanto knabo, from German knabe, from Middle High German knabe, from Old High German knabo, from Proto-West Germanic knabō — alternative reconstruction of *knappō.

knanjo (Esperanto): girly, gal, baby affectionate term for girl

Definitions

  1. girly, gal, baby affectionate term for girl

Ancestry of “knanjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoknabinogirl
2Esperantoknaboboy
3Germanknabeknave, boy, lad
4Middle High Germanknabe—
5Old High Germanknaboboy
6Proto-West Germanicknabōalternative reconstruction of *knappō
Every word from Proto-West Germanic knabō →Every word from Old High German knabo →Every word from Middle High German knabe →