Where does “canță” come from?

canță (Romanian) comes from Hungarian kanca, from Proto-Slavic koňь, from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.

canță (Romanian): mare an adult female horse

Definitions

  1. mare an adult female horse

Ancestry of “canță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankancamare
2Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
3Proto-Slavickomňь—
4Proto-Slavickobňь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic komňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic koňь →