Where does “kanta” come from?

kanta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چانطه, from Persian چنته — sack.

kanta (Serbo-Croatian): can; pail

Definitions

  1. can; pail

Ancestry of “kanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچانطهwallet, bysack, suitcase
2Persianچنتهsack
Every word from Persian چنته →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چانطه →
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