Where does “tanae” come from?

tanae (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tanae (Old Irish): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “tanae”, step by step

tanae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic tanawyos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictanawyosthin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Proto-Celtic tanauyos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictanauyos—

Words derived from “tanae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →