Where does “caneca” come from?

caneca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cano, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

caneca (Portuguese): cup, mug

Definitions

  1. cup, mug

Ancestry of “caneca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecanotube, pipe; channel
2LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
4Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
5Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “caneca”

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀 →Every word from Akkadian 𒄀 →Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα →