Where does “cando” come from?

cando (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese quando, from Latin quandō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

cando (Galician): when; dry or partially burnt twig used as...

Definitions

  1. when; dry or partially burnt twig used as...

Ancestry of “cando”, step by step

cando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese quando

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequando—
2Latinquandō"When?"
3Latindōto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Undetermined candano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Undeterminedcandano—
2Proto-Celtickando-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kand-to glow, shine; to shine, glow

Words derived from “cando”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →