Where does “λῆνος” come from?

λῆνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

λῆνος (Ancient Greek): wool; fleece

Definitions

  1. wool; fleece

Ancestry of “λῆνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
2Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →