Where does “kenai” come from?

kenai (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kena, 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.

kenai (Indonesian): to hit

Definitions

  1. to hit

Ancestry of “kenai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankenato touch, hit
2Malaykenato incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched...
3Malayکنا—
4Norwegian Bokmålknato knead
5Swedishknådato knead
6Old Swedishknodha—
7Old Norseknoða—
8Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
9Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →