Where does “kánas” come from?

kánas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas, from Proto-Indo-European kono-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “kánas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankánas—
2Proto-Balto-Slavickanas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankono-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “kánas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kono- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas →