Where does “keni” come from?

keni (Indonesian) comes from Dutch knie, from Middle Dutch cnie, from Old Dutch cnio, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

keni (Indonesian): elbow: L-shaped pipe that functions to connect two sections of pipe at each end

Definitions

  1. elbow: L-shaped pipe that functions to connect two sections of pipe at each end

Ancestry of “keni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchknieA knee; A kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee
2Middle Dutchcnieknee
3Old Dutchcnioknee
4Proto-West Germanickneuknee
5Proto-Germanicknewąknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →
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