English tawny

← Breton tann (cognate)

← Gaulish tanno (derived)

← Proto-Celtic *tanno- (derived)

← Middle English tawne (inherited)

← Old French tawné (mention)

← Old French tané (derived)

← Old French taner (mention)

← Old French tan (mention)

← Old Irish caerthann (cognate)

→ English tawniness (suffix)

→ English tawn (mention)

→ English tawnily (suffix)