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Where does “Pennsans” come from?

Pennsans (Cornish) comes from Cornish penn, from Middle Cornish pen, from Old Cornish pen, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

Ancestry of “Pennsans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpennhead; top; end
2Middle Cornishpen—
3Old Cornishpen—
4Proto-Brythonicpennhead
5Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “Pennsans”

  • Penzance
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