English
kanun
Kanun comes from Albanian kanun ‘a set of codified traditional Albanian laws,…’, from Ottoman Turkish قانون ‘law’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών ‘rod, pole, bar’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκανών‘rod, pole, bar’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقَانُون
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قانون‘law’
- Albanianmodernkanun‘a set of codified traditional Albanian laws, specifically the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκανών‘rod, pole, bar’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقَانُون
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قانون‘law’
- Albanianmodernkanun‘a set of codified traditional Albanian laws, specifically the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 ‘reed’
canada, channel, cane, canna, cannoli, cannula, 15 more
through Ancient Greek κάννα ‘reed’
canal, cannon, kennel, canister, kanon, 8 more
through Ancient Greek κανών ‘rod, pole, bar’
Today it means
noun A set of traditional Albanian laws.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κανών / kanun