Where does “canaisa” come from?

canaisa (Dalmatian) comes from Vulgar Latin cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

canaisa (Dalmatian): ash, ashes

Definitions

  1. ash, ashes

Ancestry of “canaisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincinisiaashes
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Vulgar Latin cinisia →