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Where does “cana” come from?

cana (Galician) comes from Spanish caña, from Old Spanish canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

cana (Galician): cane, reed; white or gray hair; feminine singular...

Definitions

  1. cane, reed; white or gray hair; feminine singular...

Ancestry of “cana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcañacane; reed; slim, cylindrical type of glass, used...
2Old Spanishcanna—
3LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
5Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
6Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “cana”

  • Cao
  • cao
  • cano
  • esganar
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