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Where does “lan” come from?

lan (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian ladna, from Proto-Indo-European lh̥₁d-ne/o-, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

Ancestry of “lan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianladna—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlh̥₁d-ne/o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “lan”

  • lë
  • leje
  • lëshoj
  • lë-
  • linin
  • lëvare
  • lëviz
  • lëvizje
  • lëbarke
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