Where does “anikäki” come from?

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

anikäki (Finnish): An ani

Definitions

  1. An ani

Ancestry of “anikäki”, step by step

anikäki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanivery, extremely; ani
2Proto-Finnicaniquite, very, extremely
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish käki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkicuckoo
2Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
3Old Japanese柿—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →