Where does “Lulynn” come from?

Lulynn (Cornish) comes from Cornish lu, from Old Cornish luu, from Proto-Brythonic llʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.

Lulynn (Cornish): Newlyn, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom

Definitions

  1. Newlyn, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom

Ancestry of “Lulynn”, step by step

Lulynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish lu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlutroop
2Old Cornishluu—
3Proto-Brythonicllʉɣtroop
4Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—

via English Lynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLynnA local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
2Proto-Brythonicllɨnnpool
3Proto-Celticlindomliquid; lake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo- →