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Where does “afna” come from?

afna (Slovene) comes from German affe, from Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

afna (Slovene): at sign

Definitions

  1. at sign

Ancestry of “afna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaffe—
2Middle High Germanaffe—
3Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
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