can.
dog
Meaning & usage
dog
Cando o can ladra na rúa, non ladra de balde.
20th century 5, 10 cents of peseta coin
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese can, from Latin canis, canem. Cognate with Portuguese cão.
how
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese quan, from Latin quam. Cognate with Portuguese quão and Spanish cuan.
khan
Where this word comes from
Derived from Old French chan, from Medieval Latin canus, ultimately from Turkic *qan, contraction of *qaɣan.
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