Where does “tana” come from?
tana (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tanae, from Proto-Celtic tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tana (Scottish Gaelic): thin; shallow; thin, runny
Definitions
- thin; shallow; thin, runny
Ancestry of “tana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | tanae | thin |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tanawyos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |