Where does “know dor” come from?

know dor (Cornish) comes from Cornish know, from Proto-Brythonic know, from Proto-Celtic knūs, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

know dor (Cornish): peanuts, monkey nuts

Definitions

  1. peanuts, monkey nuts

Ancestry of “know dor”, step by step

know dor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish know

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishknownuts
2Proto-Brythonicknownut
3Proto-Celticknūsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Cornish dor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdorground, earth; Earth
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic knūs →