Where does “ànara” come from?
ànara (Venetian) comes from Latin anas, from Proto-Italic anats, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.
ànara (Venetian): duck
Ancestry of “ànara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | anas | a duck; a disease of old women |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | anats | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₂ts | duck |