Where does “kana” come from?
kana (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog amerikana, from English Americana, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
kana (Tagalog): deception; falsity
Definitions
- deception; falsity
Ancestry of “kana”, step by step
kana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog amerikana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | amerikana | coat US; jacket; tuxedo |
| 2 | English | Americana | All things peculiar to the United States' culture... |
| 3 | English | America | — |
| 4 | Latin | America | — |
| 5 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |