Where does “ani” come from?

ani (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ani (Proto-Finnic): quite, very, extremely

Definitions

  1. quite, very, extremely

Ancestry of “ani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*an—
2Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ani”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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