Where does “cange” come from?

cange (French) comes from Arabic قَنْجَة, from Ottoman Turkish قانجه‌باش, from Ottoman Turkish قانجه, from Venetian ganzo, from Proto-Celtic ganskyos, from Proto-Celtic kankskyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.

cange (French): small boat used on the Nile

Definitions

  1. small boat used on the Nile

Ancestry of “cange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَنْجَة
2Ottoman Turkishقانجه‌باشship of a curved prow
3Ottoman Turkishقانجهhook; alternative form of قانی
4Venetianganzohook
5Proto-Celticganskyosbranch, twig
6Proto-Celtickankskyos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-sḱ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-Every word from Proto-Celtic kankskyos