Where does “kanek” come from?

kanek (Guajajára) comes from Portuguese caneca, from Portuguese cano, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

kanek (Guajajára): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “kanek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecanecacup, mug
2Portuguesecanotube, pipe; channel
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
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