Where does “kynna” come from?

kynna (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kynna, from Proto-Germanic kunþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kynna (Old Swedish): to announce, to make known

Definitions

  1. to announce, to make known

Ancestry of “kynna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekynna—
2Proto-Germanickunþijanąto make known, announce
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →