Where does “vajaakanttinen” come from?

vajaakanttinen (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.

vajaakanttinen (Finnish): waned

Definitions

  1. waned

Ancestry of “vajaakanttinen”, step by step

vajaakanttinen 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 vajaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
2Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →