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Where does “lãnã” come from?

lãnã (Aromanian) comes from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lãnã (Aromanian): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “lãnã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāna—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “lãnã”

  • lãnos
  • lãnar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →