Where does “moniääninen” come from?
moniääninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääninen, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
moniääninen (Finnish): polyphonic of or relating to polyphony
Definitions
- polyphonic of or relating to polyphony
Ancestry of “moniääninen”, step by step
moniääninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ääninen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ääninen | -sounded |
| 2 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 3 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 4 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |