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tan.

until

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

prep/tan/
  1. until

  2. under

    literary
  3. while

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh tan, from Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *tanai, dative of *tanā, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥néh₂.

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