Where does “cant” come from?
cant (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic kantos, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.
cant (Welsh): third-person plural present indicative/future of...
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- third-person plural present indicative/future of...
Ancestry of “cant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | kantos | corner; rim |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *kh₂ndʰ- | — |