Where does “hammasäänne” come from?

hammasäänne (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänne, from Finnish ääntää, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.

hammasäänne (Finnish): dental dental sound

Definitions

  1. dental dental sound

Ancestry of “hammasäänne”, step by step

hammasäänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäännephone
2Finnishääntääto pronounce, enunciate, articulate
3Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
4GreenlandicAani—
5Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
6Middle High Germanānewithout
7Old High Germanānawithout
8Proto-West Germanicanaon
9Proto-Germanic*an—
10Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish hammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastooth
2Proto-Finnichambastooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →