Where does “Caune” come from?
Caune (Latvian) comes from Latvian cauna, from Proto-Baltic kyau-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
Ancestry of “Caune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | cauna | marten |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | kyau- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |