Where does “cānus” come from?

cānus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- — grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

cānus (Latin): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “cānus”, step by step

cānus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kaznos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickaznosgrey
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱas-grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

via Turkic qan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkicqan—

via Turkic xān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkicxān—

Words derived from “cānus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaznos →