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.
Ancestry of “canu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Welsh | canam | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | kėnɨd | to sing |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kaneti | to sing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |