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Where does “kankā” come from?

kankā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

kankā (Proto-Celtic): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “kankā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
2Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “kankā”

  • géagscaoilte
  • géag
  • foghéag
  • géagleabhair
  • géagúil
  • géagaigh
  • géagach
  • géagachán
  • géagláidir
  • gearrghéagacht
  • géc
  • gécach
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