Where does “tân” come from?

tân (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh tan, from Proto-Brythonic tan, from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tân (Welsh): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “tân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshtan—
2Proto-Brythonictanunder; fire
3Proto-Celticteɸnetsfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “tân”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic teɸnets →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tan →