Where does “kaňa” come from?

kaňa (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic *kaňa, from Proto-Indo-European kōnyā.

kaňa (Slovak): harrier (bird of prey in the genus Circus)

Definitions

  1. harrier (bird of prey in the genus Circus)

Ancestry of “kaňa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kaňaaccipitrid
2Proto-Indo-Europeankōnyā

Words derived from “kaňa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kōnyāEvery word from Proto-Slavic *kaňa