Where does “hen” come from?

hen (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic hen, from Proto-Celtic senos, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

hen (Cornish): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “hen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonichenold
2Proto-Celticsenosold
3Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Proto-Celtic senos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic hen →