Where does “teine” come from?

teine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish teine, from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

teine (Scottish Gaelic): fire, flame; conflagration; furze

Definitions

  1. fire, flame; conflagration; furze

Ancestry of “teine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishteinefire
2Proto-Celticteɸnetsfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic teɸnets →Every word from Old Irish teine →