Where does “kunniakas” come from?

kunniakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnia, from Proto-Finnic *kunnija, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kunniakas (Finnish): glorious, honorable

Definitions

  1. glorious, honorable

Ancestry of “kunniakas”, step by step

kunniakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kunnia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkunniahonor; glory; credit, honor
2Proto-Finnic*kunnijakin, family
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

Words derived from “kunniakas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →
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