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Where does “káng” come from?

káng (Scanian) comes from Old Norse kongr, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

káng (Scanian): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “káng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekongrking
2Proto-Germanickuningazking
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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