Where does “kanamuna” come from?

kanamuna (Estonian) comes from Estonian kana, from Proto-Finnic kana, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

kanamuna (Estonian): chicken egg

Definitions

  1. chicken egg

Ancestry of “kanamuna”, step by step

kanamuna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankanachicken; hen
2Proto-Finnickanafowl, hen
3Proto-Germanichanjōhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

via Estonian muna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmunaegg; balls, testicles
2Proto-Finnicmunaegg
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something

via Votic muna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticmunaegg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kana →