Where does “ცანცა” come from?

ცანცა (Laz) comes from Old Armenian ցանց, from Proto-Indo-European skn̥-sko-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

ცანცა (Laz): basket for picking grapes and other fruits

Definitions

  1. basket for picking grapes and other fruits

Ancestry of “ცანცა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianցանցcasting-net, seine; snare
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskn̥-sko-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skn̥-sko- →Every word from Old Armenian ցանց →