Where does “kan” come from?
kan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kan, from Old French chan, from Latin cānus, from Proto-Italic kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- — grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...
kan (Afrikaans): can
Ancestry of “kan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kan | jug; pot; can |
| 2 | Old French | chan | — |
| 3 | Latin | cānus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaznos | grey |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱas- | grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;... |