Where does “kyn” come from?

kyn (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *kün, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kyn (Middle Welsh): as, so followed by the

Definitions

  1. as, so followed by the

Ancestry of “kyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*kün
2Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “kyn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-
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