Where does “cana” come from?

cana (Irish) comes from Middle Irish cana, from Proto-Celtic kanawū — whelp, cub.

cana (Irish): cub, whelp; bardic poet of the fourth order;...

Definitions

  1. cub, whelp; bardic poet of the fourth order;...

Ancestry of “cana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcanacub; puppy
2Proto-Celtickanawūwhelp, cub

Words derived from “cana”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kanawū →Every word from Middle Irish cana →