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Where does “cauannos” come from?

cauannos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic kawannos, from Proto-Indo-European kaw- — owl; to be evil, make evil; to humiliate.

Ancestry of “cauannos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickawannosowl
2Proto-Indo-Europeankaw-owl; to be evil, make evil; to humiliate

Words derived from “cauannos”

  • cavannus
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