Where does “hyn a hyn” come from?

hyn a hyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh hyn, from Middle Welsh hynn, from Old Welsh hinn, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hyn a hyn (Welsh): a certain amount

Definitions

  1. a certain amount

Ancestry of “hyn a hyn”, step by step

hyn a hyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh hyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshhynin conjunction with the definite article these
2Middle Welshhynn
3Old Welshhinn
4Proto-Celticsindosthis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Welsh a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshafirst-person singular future of mynd; and; that,...
2Old Welshac
3Proto-Brythonic(h)a
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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