Where does “len” come from?

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

len (Czech): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “len”, step by step

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

Words derived from “len”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьnъ →