English
Kania
Kania comes from Polish Kania, from Proto-Slavic *kaňa ‘accipitrid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kaňa‘accipitrid’reconstructed
- PolishmodernKania
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kaňa‘accipitrid’reconstructed
- PolishmodernKania
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’
accent, cant, incentive, chant, shanty, bazooka, chanson, 55 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / Kania