Where does “äänisostava” come from?

äänisostava (Ingrian) comes from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

äänisostava (Ingrian): inventory of sounds

Definitions

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Ancestry of “äänisostava”, step by step

äänisostava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic Aani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreenlandicAani—
2Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Ingrian sostava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansostavacomposition, structure
2Russianсоставcomposition, structure, membership, staff, body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →