Where does “kaanikunta” come from?

kaanikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunta, from Proto-Finnic kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta.

kaanikunta (Finnish): khanate

Definitions

  1. khanate

Ancestry of “kaanikunta”, step by step

kaanikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—

via Finnish kaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaanikhan
2Latinchaniskhan
3Turkicqan—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kunta →Every word from Finnish kunta →