Where does “کنا” come from?

کنا (Malay) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kna, from Swedish knåda, from Old Swedish knodha, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

Ancestry of “کنا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålknato knead
2Swedishknådato knead
3Old Swedishknodha
4Old Norseknoða
5Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-

Words derived from “کنا

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-
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