Where does “kanksman” come from?

kanksman (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

Ancestry of “kanksman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickengetito step
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ-Every word from Proto-Celtic kengeti