Where does “tasow-wynn” come from?
tasow-wynn (Cornish) comes from Cornish gwynn, from Old Cornish guyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
tasow-wynn (Cornish): plural of tas-gwynn
Ancestry of “tasow-wynn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cornish | gwynn | white; fair; blessed |
| 2 | Old Cornish | guyn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |