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