Where does “tanbren” come from?

tanbren (Cornish) comes from Cornish tan, from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tanbren (Cornish): match, matchstick

Definitions

  1. match, matchstick

Ancestry of “tanbren”, step by step

tanbren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish tan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtanfire
2Proto-Celticteɸnetsfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Cornish prenn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishprennbar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic teɸnets →Every word from Cornish tan →