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Where does “kannas” come from?

kannas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kannas (Finnish): isthmus

Definitions

  1. isthmus

Ancestry of “kannas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

Words derived from “kannas”

  • maakannas
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta →