Where does “ankka” come from?
ankka (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänenvaimennin, 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 — on, onto.
ankka (Finnish): domestic duck, "Anas platyrhynchos domestica";...
Definitions
- domestic duck, "Anas platyrhynchos domestica";...
Ancestry of “ankka”, step by step
ankka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äänenvaimennin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äänenvaimennin | muffler; silencer |
| 2 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 3 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 4 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |