Where does “akana” come from?
akana (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic ahanō, from Proto-Indo-European aḱanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
akana (Proto-Finnic): husk; chaff
Ancestry of “akana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ahanō | chaff, awns |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱanā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “akana”