Where does “hangaiko” come from?

hangaiko (Swahili) comes from Swahili hangaika, from Scanian káng, from Old Norse kongr, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

hangaiko (Swahili): worry, anxiety

Definitions

  1. worry, anxiety

Ancestry of “hangaiko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilihangaikato be worried, uneasy
2Scaniankángking
3Old Norsekongrking
4Proto-Germanickuningazking
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →
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