Where does “cantu” come from?

cantu (Asturian) comes from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

cantu (Asturian): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “cantu”, step by step

cantu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin canthus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
2Gaulishcantos—
3Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

via Vulgar Latin cantus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincantus—

Words derived from “cantu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →