Where does “kaniwer” come from?

kaniwer (Guajajára) comes from Portuguese canivete, from Old French cnivet, from Latin cnīfittus, from Latin cnīfus, from Frankish knīb, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

kaniwer (Guajajára): pocketknife

Definitions

  1. pocketknife

Ancestry of “kaniwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecanivetepocketknife, penknife
2Old Frenchcnivetknife
3Latincnīfittus—
4Latincnīfusknife
5Frankishknībknife
6Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
7Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →