Where does “kano” come from?
kano (English) comes from Tagalog Kano, from Tagalog Amerikano, from Spanish americano, from Spanish América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
kano (English): A male American
Definitions
- A male American
Ancestry of “kano”, step by step
kano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog Kano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Kano | An male American; a male person from the United... |
| 2 | Tagalog | Amerikano | American |
| 3 | Spanish | americano | of the Americas; of the United States; American |
| 4 | Spanish | América | America |
| 5 | New Latin | America | — |
| 6 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Hausa Kanṑ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hausa | Kanṑ | — |