Where does “janna” come from?

janna (Sardinian) comes from Latin iānua, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

janna (Sardinian): door, gate; small door; wicket

Definitions

  1. door, gate; small door; wicket

Ancestry of “janna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city)
2LatinIānus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Latin Iānus →Every word from Latin iānua →