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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | ladna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lh̥₁d-ne/o- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |