Where does “katane” come from?

katane (Sicel) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

katane (Sicel): grater, flaying knife, skinning place; crude tool...

Definitions

  1. grater, flaying knife, skinning place; crude tool...

Ancestry of “katane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₃tóssharpened
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

Words derived from “katane

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