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Where does “tan” come from?

tan (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tan (Proto-Brythonic): under; fire

Definitions

  1. under; fire

Ancestry of “tan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticteɸnetsfire
2Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “tan”

  • dan
  • tan
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