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Where does “qanû” come from?
qanû (Akkadian) comes from Sumerian gi.na.
Ancestry of “qanû”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sumerian
gi.na
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Words derived from “qanû”
channel
Canadian
canal
cannon
cane
canon
canonical
canyon
Canton
Fanon
canister
canto
Cantonese
cannula
cannonade
canna
Chanel
cany
flak
canonization
chan
cannulation
cantonal
cannonball
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