Where does “enez” come from?

enez (Breton) comes from Middle Breton enes, from Old Breton inis, from Proto-Brythonic ɨnɨs, from Proto-Celtic enistī, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

enez (Breton): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “enez”, step by step

enez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Breton enes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretonenes—
2Old Bretoninis—
3Proto-Brythonicɨnɨsisland
4Proto-Celticenistīisland
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eni-sth₂-ih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Ottoman Turkish اینوس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاینوس—
2Greekαίνοςpraise
3Ancient GreekΑἶνοςAenus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “enez”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic enistī →
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