Where does “finna” come from?
finna (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.
Ancestry of “finna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |
Words derived from “finna”