Where does “kanō” come from?

kanō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

kanō (Proto-Italic): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “kanō”, step by step

kanō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kanô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
2Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

via Proto-Indo-European keh₂n-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

Words derived from “kanō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →