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Where does “teyrn” come from?

teyrn (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic tigernos, from Proto-Celtic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

teyrn (Welsh): sovereign, monarch; king

Definitions

  1. sovereign, monarch; king

Ancestry of “teyrn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictigernoslord, ruler
2Proto-Celtic-īnosOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “teyrn”

  • teyrnaddoliant
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