Where does “kan” come from?

kan (Haitian Creole) comes from French quand, from Middle French quand, from Old French quant, from Latin quandō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

kan (Haitian Creole): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “kan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquandwhen
2Middle Frenchquandwhen
3Old Frenchquantwhen
4Latinquandō"When?"
5Latindōto give
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →