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Where does “Cantio” come from?

Cantio (Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic kantos, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.

Ancestry of “Cantio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickantoscorner; rim
2Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ndʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ- →