Where does “tunna” come from?

tunna (Irish) comes from Middle Irish tunna, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tunna (Irish): tun

Definitions

  1. tun

Ancestry of “tunna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtunnacask
2Latintunnatun, box
3Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →