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Where does “maen” come from?

maen (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic maginos — stone; place.

maen (Breton): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “maen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
2Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place

Words derived from “maen”

  • menhir
  • menhir
  • menhir
  • Menhir
  • menir
  • menhir
  • menhir
  • maen-hir
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