Where does “dasknias” come from?

dasknias (Cornish) comes from Cornish knias, from Proto-Celtic knāyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- — to bite, to gnaw.

dasknias (Cornish): to chew cud, ruminate

Definitions

  1. to chew cud, ruminate

Ancestry of “dasknias”, step by step

dasknias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish knias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkniasto chew
2Proto-Celticknāyetito bite, to chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneh₂-to bite, to gnaw

via Cornish das

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishdasSoft mutation of tas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂-