Where does “kanto” come from?

kanto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kanto (Finnish): stump, tree stump

Definitions

  1. stump, tree stump

Ancestry of “kanto”, step by step

kanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kantaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
2Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
3Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Proto-Finnic kanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickantotree stump
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickënta—

Words derived from “kanto”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →