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Where does “tanā” come from?

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

tanā (Proto-Celtic): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “tanā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥néh₂a stretch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tanā”

  • dan
  • tan
  • tanai
  • tan
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