-gán
Irish (Donegal)
suffix
Definitions
- gon
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek γωνία (angle, corner) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵónu
Gloss
knee
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
膝
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -gon English
- gonio- English
- geniculum Latin
- genū Latin
- -gono Italian
- -gone French
- γνύξ Ancient Greek
- γωνία Ancient Greek
- πολύγωνος Ancient Greek
- *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵnéwo- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵónu Proto-Indo-European
- -gono Portuguese
- *knewą Proto-Germanic
- *knussijaną Proto-Germanic
- -gon Swedish
- -gon Catalan, Valencian
- γωνία Greek (modern)
- گونیه Ottoman Turkish
- *genwā Proto-Celtic
- *glūnos Proto-Celtic
- *gnūnos Proto-Celtic
- *ȷ́ā́nu Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *genū Proto-Italic
- *gluna Proto-Albanian
- *gónu Proto-Hellenic
- 𒄀𒉡 Hittite
- *kenwäi Proto-Tocharian