Where does “kannel” come from?

kannel (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kandel — kantele.

kannel (Estonian): kantele

Definitions

  1. kantele

Ancestry of “kannel”, step by step

kannel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic kandel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickandelkantele

via Proto-Finnic kantele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickantele
Every word from Proto-Finnic kandel
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