Where does “lennoù” come from?

lennoù (Breton) comes from Breton lenn, from Old Breton lenn, from Middle Welsh llenn, from Old Welsh lenn, from Proto-Celtic linnā, from Proto-Indo-European linom — flax.

Definitions

Ancestry of “lennoù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonlennto read; lake; cover
2Old Bretonlenn
3Middle Welshllenn
4Old Welshlenn
5Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European linomEvery word from Proto-Celtic linnāEvery word from Old Welsh lenn