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Where does “hona” come from?

hona (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic hanō, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

hona (Old Frisian): rooster, cock

Definitions

  1. rooster, cock

Ancestry of “hona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichanōcock, rooster
2Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
3Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “hona”

  • hoonich
  • Hoone
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