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Where does “laň” come from?

laň (Czech) comes from Old Czech laní, from Proto-Slavic olni, from Hungarian öl, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil.

laň (Czech): hind

Definitions

  1. hind

Ancestry of “laň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechlaní—
2Proto-Slavicolnidoe
3Hungarianölto kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,...
4Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
5Proto-Turkic*sögil—
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