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Middle Breton: ˈkanːaṽ
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Lexeme data
Language:
Middle Breton
Meaning:
fight
Source form:
cannaff, canaff
Phonological form:
ˈkanːaṽ
Gloss:
to fight, to hit
Notes:
Cognate codes:
F
Sources of lexical data
Source:
GIB = Hemon, Roparz. 1979–1998. Geriadur istorel ar brezhoneg / Dictionnaire historique du breton. 2. éd. Plomelin: Preder.
Pages:
1366
Reliability:
High
Source:
Dictionnaire historique Meurgorf. http://meurgorf.brezhoneg.bzh/
Reliability:
High
Cognate coding
Cognate Class F
Source:
Deshayes, Albert. 2003: Dictionnaire étymologique du breton. Douarnenez, chasse-marée.
Pages:
366
Reliability:
High
Comment:
Based on kann 'white' from Proto-Celtic *kando-. The original meaning of the verb is 'to bleach laundry (by beating)' > 'to beat'.