Where does “cañada” come from?

cañada (Asturian) comes from Asturian caña, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

cañada (Asturian): liquid container, used for milking, milking pot (specially a 4-and-a-half-liters one)

Definitions

  1. liquid container, used for milking, milking pot (specially a 4-and-a-half-liters one)

Ancestry of “cañada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiancañacane; reed; branch
2LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
4Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
5Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα