Etymology

Cananor

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Today it means: Former name of Kannur (“Indian city”). Full definition →

Portuguese Cananor ← Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ
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The story

  1. Malayalam · derived fromകണ്ണൂർ
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromCananor
  3. English todayCananor

Borrowed from Portuguese Cananor, itself borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

Words from the same roots

Malayalamകണ്ണൂർ all →

Kannur

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