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

apynja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse api

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

via Old Norse ynja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseynja—

Words derived from “apynja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →