Where does “saani” come from?

saani (Votic) comes from Bulgarian сани, from Proto-Slavic sanь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śaʔnos.

saani (Votic): sleigh, sledge, sled

Definitions

  1. sleigh, sledge, sled

Ancestry of “saani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсани—
2Proto-Slavicsanьsleigh, sledge
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśaʔnos—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śaʔnos →Every word from Proto-Slavic sanь →Every word from Bulgarian сани →