Where does “suhuäänne” come from?
suhuäänne (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänne, from Finnish ääntää, 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.
suhuäänne (Finnish): sibilant
Definitions
- sibilant
Ancestry of “suhuäänne”, step by step
suhuäänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äänne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äänne | phone |
| 2 | Finnish | ääntää | to pronounce, enunciate, articulate |
| 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 |
via Finnish suhista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suhista | to whisper; to rustle, hiss |