Where does “línek” come from?

línek (Czech) comes from Czech len, from Old Czech len, from Proto-Slavic lьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “línek”, step by step

línek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech len

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlenflax
2Old Czechlenflax
3Proto-Slaviclьnъflax
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclína—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Czech lín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlíntench
2Old Czechlíň—
3Proto-Slaviclinьtench
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьnъ →