Where does “kantti” come from?

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

kantti (Finnish): edge; chutzpah; the courage, guts, balls, nerve...

Definitions

  1. edge; chutzpah; the courage, guts, balls, nerve...

Ancestry of “kantti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäntan edge; border; rim
2Frenchcantcorner
3Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
4Gaulishcantos—
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

Words derived from “kantti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →
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