Where does “कान” come from?

कान (Marathi) comes from French Cannes, from Old French Canua.

कान (Marathi): ear; handle; touch hole

Definitions

  1. ear; handle; touch hole

Ancestry of “कान”, step by step

कान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Cannes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCannes—
2Old FrenchCanua—

via Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘎𑘰𑘡—
Every word from Old French Canua →Every word from French Cannes →