Where does “ääniväylä” come from?
ääniväylä (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.
ääniväylä (Finnish): vocal tract the cavity where sound is produced and filtered; in humans, includes the larynx, the vocal cords, the pharynx, and the oral and nasal cavities
Definitions
- vocal tract the cavity where sound is produced and filtered; in humans, includes the larynx, the vocal cords, the pharynx, and the oral and nasal cavities
Ancestry of “ääniväylä”, step by step
ääniväylä 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 väylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väylä | any route one can travel, especially one that is... |