Where does “apunja” come from?

apunja (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse apynja, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apunja (Westrobothnian): ape, monkey, simian

Definitions

  1. ape, monkey, simian

Ancestry of “apunja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseapynjafemale monkey
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →