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
Ancestry of “kanamuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kana | chicken; hen |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kana | fowl, hen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanjō | hen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |