Where does “cannuccia” come from?

cannuccia (Italian) comes from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

cannuccia (Italian): drinking straw

Definitions

  1. drinking straw

Ancestry of “cannuccia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
2LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
4Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
5Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “cannuccia”

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀 →Every word from Akkadian 𒄀 →Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα →