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Where does “ahanō” come from?

ahanō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European aḱanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ahanō (Proto-Germanic): chaff, awns

Definitions

  1. chaff, awns

Ancestry of “ahanō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱanā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ahanō”

  • akana
  • 𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰
  • akana
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