Where does “erghlin” come from?
erghlin (Cornish) comes from Cornish lin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
erghlin (Cornish): snow line
Definitions
- snow line
Ancestry of “erghlin”, step by step
erghlin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish lin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | lin | linen; Soft mutation of glin |
| 2 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Cornish ergh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ergh | snow |