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

Definitions

  1. husk; chaff

Ancestry of “akana”, step by step

akana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ahanō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahanōchaff, awns
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱanā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Proto-Germanic aganō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaganōchaff

Words derived from “akana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱanā →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahanō →