Where does “κάνιστρο” come from?

κάνιστρο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κάναστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

κάνιστρο (Greek): trug, basket; jerrycan; bucket

Definitions

  1. trug, basket; jerrycan; bucket

Ancestry of “κάνιστρο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάναστρονwicker basket
2Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →