Where does “gant” come from?

gant (Breton) comes from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic kant, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

gant (Breton): with; Soft mutation of kant

Definitions

  1. with; Soft mutation of kant

Ancestry of “gant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretoncant—
2Proto-Brythonickanthundred
3Proto-Celtickantomhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantom →
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