Where does “ani” come from?

ani (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic ani, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ani (Finnish): very, extremely; ani

Definitions

  1. very, extremely; ani

Ancestry of “ani”, step by step

ani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic ani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicaniquite, very, extremely
2Proto-Germanic*an—
3Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Portuguese ani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseani—

Words derived from “ani”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →