Where does “häälik” come from?

häälik (Estonian) comes from Estonian hääl, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

häälik (Estonian): phoneme, phone

Definitions

  1. phoneme, phone

Ancestry of “häälik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhäälvoice, sound; vote
2GreenlandicAani—
3Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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