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Where does “apynja” come from?

apynja (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apynja (Old Norse): female monkey

Definitions

  1. female monkey

Ancestry of “apynja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
2Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

Words derived from “apynja”

  • apunja
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