Where does “teine” come from?
teine (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
teine (Old Irish): fire
Ancestry of “teine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | teɸnets | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
Words derived from “teine”