Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “äänenlaatu” come from? äänenlaatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääni, 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.
äänenlaatu (Finnish): audio quality, sound quality
Definitions audio quality, sound quality Ancestry of “äänenlaatu”, step by step äänenlaatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ääni Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish ääni sound; audio; voice 2 Greenlandic Aani — 3 Danish ane forefather; guess; suspect 4 Middle High German āne without 5 Old High German āna without 6 Proto-West Germanic ana on 7 Proto-Germanic *an — 8 Proto-Germanic ana on, at; on, onto; ana 9 Proto-Indo-European h₂en- on, onto
via Finnish laatu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish laatu quality; sort, kind 2 Russian лад harmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret 3 Proto-Slavic ladъ harmony, order