Where does “hañv” come from?
hañv (Breton) comes from Middle Breton haff, from Old Breton ham, from Proto-Brythonic haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic samos, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.
hañv (Breton): summer
Ancestry of “hañv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Breton | haff | — |
| 2 | Old Breton | ham | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | haβ̃ | summer |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | samos | summer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |
Words derived from “hañv”