Where does “tenau” come from?

tenau (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenau (Welsh): thin, slender

Definitions

  1. thin, slender

Ancestry of “tenau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictanawyosthin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →