Where does “kantikas” come from?

kantikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantti, from Swedish känt, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

kantikas (Finnish): angular, sharp-cornered, square

Definitions

  1. angular, sharp-cornered, square

Ancestry of “kantikas”, step by step

kantikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanttiedge; chutzpah; the courage, guts, balls, nerve...
2Swedishkäntan edge; border; rim
3Frenchcantcorner
4Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
5Gaulishcantos
6Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ

via Finnish kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰEvery word from Proto-Celtic cantosEvery word from Gaulish cantos
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