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The Proto-Indo-European word *kan-
Word
*kan-
Meaning
to sing
Synonyms
*geh₁(i)-
,
*ghel-
,
*pei-
,
*sengʷh-
Comments
Gk. kanakheō/, Ir. canim/, Russ. kanyuk, Goth. hana, Eng. hen/hen, Gm. hano/Hahn, ON hani; hœna, Welsh canu, Pers. /āvāz xāndan, Lat. canō, Umbrian kanetu, Kurd. xwéndin/wenín