Where does “tan” come from?
tan (Breton) comes from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
tan (Breton): fire
Ancestry of “tan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | teɸnets | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |