Where does “kanttinauha” come from?

kanttinauha (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.

kanttinauha (Finnish): edging ribbon

Definitions

  1. edging ribbon

Ancestry of “kanttinauha”, step by step

kanttinauha 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 nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →