Where does “tes” come from?
tes (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh tes, from Proto-Brythonic tes, from Proto-Celtic texstus, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
tes (Welsh): heat
Ancestry of “tes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | tes | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | tes | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | texstus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |