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Where does “tafarn” come from?

tafarn (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh tauarn, from Proto-Brythonic *taβern, from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

tafarn (Welsh): pub; tavern

Definitions

  1. pub; tavern

Ancestry of “tafarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshtauarn—
2Proto-Brythonic*taβern—
3Latintabernashop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
4Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
5Indo-European*treb-—

Words derived from “tafarn”

  • tafarnau
  • tafarnwraig
  • tafarnwr
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →