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Where does “canaid” come from?

canaid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kaneti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

canaid (Old Irish): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “canaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickanetito sing
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

Words derived from “canaid”

  • canadh
  • can
  • can
  • focain
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