Where does “kuna” come from?

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

kuna (Indonesian): kuna: the former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa

Definitions

  1. kuna: the former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa

Ancestry of “kuna”, step by step

kuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankunamarten; kuna
2Proto-Slavickunamarten
3Proto-Balto-Slavickaunā́ˀ—

via Javanese ꦏꦸꦤ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦏꦸꦤold
2Old Javanesekuna—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaunā́ˀ →
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