Where does “kans grass” come from?

kans grass (English) comes from Sanskrit काश, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

kans grass (English): Saccharum spontaneum, a tall perennial grass native to the Indian subcontinent, with spreading rhizomatous roots

Definitions

  1. Saccharum spontaneum, a tall perennial grass native to the Indian subcontinent, with spreading rhizomatous roots

Ancestry of “kans grass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाशshining-brightly
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit काश →