Where does “anda” come from?

anda (Romansch) comes from Latin anas, from Proto-Italic anats, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

anda (Romansch): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “anda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanasa duck; a disease of old women
2Proto-Italicanatsduck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →Every word from Proto-Italic anats →Every word from Latin anas →