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Where does “*hunag” come from?

*hunag (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

Ancestry of “*hunag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
2Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
3Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney
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