Where does “kuna” come from?

kuna (French) comes from Serbo-Croatian kuna, from Proto-Slavic kuna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaunā́ˀ.

kuna (French): kuna former currency of Croatia

Definitions

  1. kuna former currency of Croatia

Ancestry of “kuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankunamarten; kuna
2Proto-Slavickunamarten
3Proto-Balto-Slavickaunā́ˀ
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaunā́ˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic kunaEvery word from Serbo-Croatian kuna
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