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Where does “houarn” come from?

houarn (Breton) comes from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

houarn (Breton): iron; flat iron; horseshoe

Definitions

  1. iron; flat iron; horseshoe

Ancestry of “houarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “houarn”

  • houarnek
  • marc'h-houarn
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