escano

Galician

/esˈkano̝/

noun
Definitions
  • bench with backrest
  • (dated) bier, kind of stretcher used for moving and holding a corpse

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese escano derived from Proto-Italic *skaβnom derived from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ-no-m.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skabʰ-no-m

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms