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kanto.

stump, tree stump

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑnto/[ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]

  1. stump, tree stump

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kanto, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kënta-w, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *skandʰás, whence Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandha). Uralic cognates include Erzya кандо (kando, “block, log”).

noun/ˈkɑnto/[ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]

  1. carrying (act)

  2. collection (activity of collecting, especially taxes)

Where this word comes from

kantaa (“to carry, bear”) + -o

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