kannus.
spur (implement for prodding a horse)
Meaning & usage
spur (implement for prodding a horse)
spur (appendage near the foot)
spur (short thin side shoot from a branch)
dewclaw (vestigial digit that does not reach the ground)
goavddis, Sami drum
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kandus, equivalent to kanta (“heel”) + -us. * (Sami drum): A phono-semantic matching/semantic loan from a Sami term; compare Northern Sami goavddis, derived from goavdi (cognate with kansi (“lid, cap, top”)).
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