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Where does “canonnyi” come from?

canonnyi (Norman) comes from Norman canon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

canonnyi (Norman): gunner

Definitions

  1. gunner

Ancestry of “canonnyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normancanoncannon
2Old Frenchcanontube; cannon
3Italiancannonecannon; ace; large tube or pipe
4Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
5LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
6Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
7Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
8Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
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