Where does “kena” come from?

kena (Malay) comes from Malay کنا, 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-.

kena (Malay): to incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched...

Definitions

  1. to incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched...

Ancestry of “kena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayکنا—
2Norwegian Bokmålknato knead
3Swedishknådato knead
4Old Swedishknodha—
5Old Norseknoða—
6Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
7Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

Words derived from “kena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →