Where does “缶切り” come from?

缶切り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 缶, from Dutch kan, from Old French chan, from Latin cānus, from Proto-Italic kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- — grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

缶切り (Japanese): can opener

Definitions

  1. can opener

Ancestry of “缶切り”, step by step

缶切り traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 缶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese缶a can, a tin
2Dutchkanjug; pot; can
3Old Frenchchan—
4Latincānuswhite
5Proto-Italickaznosgrey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱas-grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

via Japanese 切り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切りlimits, bounds, end; cutter; way of cutting
2Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
3Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
4Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaznos →Every word from Latin cānus →