Where does “Бута́н” come from?

Бута́н (Ukrainian) comes from German Butan, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Бута́н (Ukrainian): butane

Definitions

  1. butane

Ancestry of “Бута́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanButanbutane (the organic compound)
2Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “Бута́н

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an
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