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Where does “kant” come from?

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

kant (Breton): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “kant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretonkant—
2Old Bretoncant—
3Proto-Brythonickanthundred
4Proto-Celtickantomhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “kant”

  • hanter-kant
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