Where does “кент” come from?

кент (Ukrainian) comes from Russian кент, from English Kent, from English ken, from Middle English kenning, from Middle English kennen, from Old English cennan, from Proto-West Germanic kannjan, from Proto-Germanic kanjaną — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

кент (Ukrainian): a dude, friend, homie

Definitions

  1. a dude, friend, homie

Ancestry of “кент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкентdude, guy, homey
2EnglishKentbordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel
3EnglishkenTo give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to...
4Middle Englishkenning
5Middle Englishkennento make known
6Old Englishcennanto make known, declare; to produce, bring forth,...
7Proto-West Germanickannjanto beget, bring forth
8Proto-Germanickanjanąto beget, bring forth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵonh₁éyetito bring forth
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-
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