Where does “tes” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tes”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tes

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Celtic texstus