Where does “kanansilmä” come from?

kanansilmä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kana, from Proto-Finnic kana, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

kanansilmä (Ingrian): kingcup; marsh marigold

Definitions

  1. kingcup; marsh marigold

Ancestry of “kanansilmä”, step by step

kanansilmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankanahen
2Proto-Finnickanafowl, hen
3Proto-Germanichanjōhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

via Ingrian silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansilmäeye
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kana →