Where does “moniäänisyys” come from?
moniäänisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish moniääninen, 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 — on, onto.
moniäänisyys (Finnish): polyphony
Definitions
- polyphony
Ancestry of “moniäänisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moniääninen | polyphonic of or relating to polyphony |
| 2 | Finnish | ääninen | -sounded |
| 3 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 4 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 5 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 6 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 7 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |