Where does “cnò” come from?

cnò (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cnú, from Proto-Celtic knūs, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

cnò (Scottish Gaelic): nut; filbert; shell of a species of cockle

Definitions

  1. nut; filbert; shell of a species of cockle

Ancestry of “cnò”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcnúnut
2Proto-Celticknūsnut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “cnò”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic knūs →