Where does “pennek” come from?

pennek (Breton) comes from Breton penn, from Middle Breton penn, from Old Breton penn, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

pennek (Breton): stubborn; obstinate

Definitions

  1. stubborn; obstinate

Ancestry of “pennek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonpennhead; chief, leader
2Middle Bretonpenn—
3Old Bretonpenn—
4Proto-Brythonicpennhead
5Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “pennek”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Breton penn →
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