Where does “oni” come from?

oni (Sranan Tongo) comes from English honey, from Middle English hony, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

oni (Sranan Tongo): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “oni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoneyA viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar...
2Middle EnglishhonyHoney; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;...
3Old Englishhuniġhoney
4Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
5Proto-Germanic*hunagą
6Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
7Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónksEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic hunangą
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