Where does “anven” come from?

anven (Cornish) comes from Cornish an, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

anven (Cornish): infirm, weak

Definitions

  1. infirm, weak

Ancestry of “anven”, step by step

anven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishanthe
2Proto-Celticsindosthis
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Cornish men

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmenstone
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →