Where does “ionikanava” come from?

ionikanava (Finnish) comes from Finnish ioni, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι — up, upon.

ionikanava (Finnish): ion channel pore-forming membrane protein that allows ions to pass through the channel pore

Definitions

  1. ion channel pore-forming membrane protein that allows ions to pass through the channel pore

Ancestry of “ionikanava”, step by step

ionikanava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ioni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishioniAn ion
2EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
3RomanianIonJohn
4Frenchionion
5EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
6EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
7Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
8Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
9Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
10Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via Finnish kanava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanavacanal; channel; duct
2Russianкана́ваditch, gutter, drain, trench
3Polishkanałchannel, canal; feed
4Italiancanalechannel; canal; conduit
5Latincanālisa pipe, spout, channel, conduit
6LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
7Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
8Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
9Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná