Where does “ekkanti” come from?

ekkanti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kanti, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

ekkanti (Esperanto): to begin to sing

Definitions

  1. to begin to sing

Ancestry of “ekkanti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokantito sing
2Latincantōto enchant, or call forth by charms, chant
3Latincanōto sing, recite, play
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →