Where does “kangas” come from?

kangas (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

kangas (Proto-Finnic): cloth, fabric

Definitions

  1. cloth, fabric

Ancestry of “kangas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “kangas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →