Where does “căng tin” come from?

căng tin (Vietnamese) comes from French cantine, from Italian cantina, from Vulgar Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

căng tin (Vietnamese): canteen

Definitions

  1. canteen

Ancestry of “căng tin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcantinecanteen
2Italiancantinacellar, basement, winery; wine shop, wine cellar
3Vulgar Latincanthuscorner; the iron ring around a carriage wheel;...
4Gaulishcantos
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ
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