Where does “kangas” come from?
kangas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
kangas (Finnish): cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
Definitions
- cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
Ancestry of “kangas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
Words derived from “kangas”