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Where does “ćánkatay” come from?

ćánkatay (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “ćánkatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “ćánkatay”

  • शङ्कते
  • śánkatay
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