Where does “cyn” come from?

cyn (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh kyn, from Proto-Brythonic *kün, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

cyn (Welsh): before

Definitions

  1. before

Ancestry of “cyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshkynas, so followed by the
2Proto-Brythonic*kün—
3Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “cyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →