Where does “кана́т” come from?

кана́т (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قنب, from Arabic قِنَّب — hemp.

кана́т (Russian): rope, cable

Definitions

  1. rope, cable

Ancestry of “кана́т”, step by step

кана́т traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قنب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقنبhemp; hemp-fibre or hemp-rope, or yarn or twine...
2Arabicقِنَّبhemp

via Greek κανάτι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκανάτιsmall jug or pitcher

Words derived from “кана́т”

Every word from Arabic قِنَّب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قنب →