Where does “kena” come from?

kena (Indonesian) comes from Malay kena, from Malay کنا, from Norwegian Bokmål kna, from Swedish knåda, from Old Swedish knodha, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-.

kena (Indonesian): to touch, hit

Definitions

  1. to touch, hit

Ancestry of “kena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykenato incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched...
2Malayکنا
3Norwegian Bokmålknato knead
4Swedishknådato knead
5Old Swedishknodha
6Old Norseknoða
7Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
8Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-

Words derived from “kena

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-