Where does “ääniluotain” come from?

ääniluotain (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.

ääniluotain (Finnish): sonar

Definitions

  1. sonar

Ancestry of “ääniluotain”, step by step

ääniluotain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ääni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
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

via Finnish luotain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotainprobe
2Finnishluodatato plumb, cast, fathom; to sound, fathom; to...
3Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
4Old Swedishlodh—
5Middle Low Germanlōt—
6Old Saxonlōd—
7Proto-West Germaniclaudlead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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