Where does “glin” come from?

glin (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic glin, from Proto-Celtic glūnos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

glin (Breton): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “glin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicglinknee
2Proto-Celticglūnosknee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Celtic glūnos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic glin →