Where does “kuni-” come from?

kuni- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Czech kuna, from Old Czech kuna, from Proto-Slavic kuna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaunā́ˀ.

Ancestry of “kuni-”, step by step

kuni- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkunamarten; kuna
2Old Czechkuna—
3Proto-Slavickunamarten
4Proto-Balto-Slavickaunā́ˀ—

via Proto-Germanic kuniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickunizoffspring; descendant; son
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Slovak kuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkunamarten; kuna

Words derived from “kuni-”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaunā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kuna →Every word from Old Czech kuna →