Where does “gånågis” come from?

gånågis (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic konëŋkēs, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gånågis (Pite Sami): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “gånågis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickonëŋkēsking
2Proto-Germanickuningazking
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →