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
- nut; filbert; shell of a species of cockle
Ancestry of “cnò”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cnú | nut |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | knūs | nut |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |