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Where does “kentañ” come from?

kentañ (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic kɨnthaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic kentusamos, from Proto-Celtic kentus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

kentañ (Breton): first

Definitions

  1. first

Ancestry of “kentañ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickɨnthaβ̃API; first
2Proto-Celtickentusamos—
3Proto-Celtickentusfirst
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
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