Where does “anoa” come from?

anoa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic anodak, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

anoa (Finnish): To ask, request, plead, beg, implore, entreat,...

Definitions

  1. To ask, request, plead, beg, implore, entreat,...

Ancestry of “anoa”, step by step

anoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic anodak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicanodakto ask; to beg
2Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
3Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Indonesian anoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiananoaanoa a small Indonesian water buffalo
2Proto-AustronesianqaNuaŋwater buffalo, carabao

Words derived from “anoa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →Every word from Proto-Finnic anodak →
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