Where does “kant” come from?
kant (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic kant, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
Ancestry of “kant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Breton | cant | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | kant | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kantom | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |