Where does “kraana” come from?
kraana (Estonian) comes from Russian кран, from Dutch kraan, from French crâne, from Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
kraana (Estonian): crane
Ancestry of “kraana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кран | valve; faucet, tap, spigot; crane |
| 2 | Dutch | kraan | crane; tap, faucet |
| 3 | French | crâne | skull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | cranium | skull |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |