Where does “kantun” come from?

kantun (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian cantone, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

kantun (Serbo-Croatian): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “kantun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancantonecanton; corner
2Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
3Gaulishcantos—
4Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →