Where does “kaní” come from?

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

kaní (Slovak): harrier

Definitions

  1. harrier

Ancestry of “kaní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkaňaharrier (bird of prey in the genus Circus)
2Proto-Slavic*kaňaaccipitrid
3Proto-Indo-Europeankōnyā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kōnyā →Every word from Proto-Slavic *kaňa →Every word from Slovak kaňa →