Where does “qənə” come from?

qənə (Talysh) comes from Azerbaijani gənə, from Old Frisian kēne, from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

qənə (Talysh): tick

Definitions

  1. tick

Ancestry of “qənə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigənətick
2Old Frisiankēne—
3Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōniz →Every word from Old Frisian kēne →