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Where does “cangia” come from?

cangia (Italian) comes from Arabic قَنْجَة, from Ottoman Turkish قانجه‌باش, from Ottoman Turkish قانجه, from Venetian ganzo, from Proto-Celtic ganskyos, from Proto-Celtic kankskyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.

cangia (Italian): A kind of sailing boat of up to two masts used...

Definitions

  1. A kind of sailing boat of up to two masts used...

Ancestry of “cangia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَنْجَة—
2Ottoman Turkishقانجه‌باشship of a curved prow
3Ottoman Turkishقانجهhook; alternative form of قانی
4Venetianganzohook
5Proto-Celticganskyosbranch, twig
6Proto-Celtickankskyos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-sḱ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-branch
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