Where does “canu” come from?

canu (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh canam, from Proto-Brythonic kėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaneti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

canu (Middle Welsh): to sound

Definitions

  1. to sound

Ancestry of “canu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshcanam—
2Proto-Brythonickėnɨdto sing
3Proto-Celtickanetito sing
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

Words derived from “canu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaneti →Every word from Proto-Brythonic kėnɨd →