Where does “каньпи” come from?

каньпи (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Komi-Zyrian пи, from Proto-Permic *pi, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

каньпи (Komi-Zyrian): kitten

Definitions

  1. kitten

Ancestry of “каньпи”, step by step

каньпи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Zyrian пи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianпиson
2Proto-Permic*pison
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Komi-Zyrian кань

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianканьcat (Felis catus)
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Permic *pi →Every word from Komi-Zyrian пи →