Where does “know pin” come from?

know pin (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 pin (Cornish): pine nuts

Definitions

  1. pine nuts

Ancestry of “know pin”, step by step

know pin 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 pin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpinpines
2Latinpīnuspine tree, fir tree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic knūs →