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