Where does “tan” come from?

tan (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tanā, from Proto-Indo-European tn̥néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tan (Old Irish): (point in) time

Definitions

  1. (point in) time

Ancestry of “tan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictanātime
2Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥néh₂a stretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tn̥néh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic tanā →
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