Where does “kon” come from?

kon (Maltese) comes from Italian cono, from Latin cōnus, from Ancient Greek κῶνος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

kon (Maltese): cone

Definitions

  1. cone

Ancestry of “kon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianconocone
2Latincōnuscone
3Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →