Where does “estañu” come from?
estañu (Asturian) comes from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom.
estañu (Asturian): tin
Ancestry of “estañu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stannum | an alloy of silver and lead; tin |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *stagnom | — |