Where does “tanau” come from?

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

tanau (Welsh): plural of tân

Definitions

  1. plural of tân

Ancestry of “tanau”, step by step

tanau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh tân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtânfire
2Middle Welshtan—
3Proto-Brythonictanunder; fire
4Proto-Celticteɸnetsfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Hungarian tanú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantanúwitness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic teɸnets →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tan →
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