Where does “kanton” come from?

kanton (Swedish) comes from Italian cantone, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

kanton (Swedish): a canton

Definitions

  1. a canton

Ancestry of “kanton”, 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 →