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Where does “lakana” come from?

lakana (Finnish) comes from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lakana (Finnish): sheet, bedsheet; any large square or rectangular...

Definitions

  1. sheet, bedsheet; any large square or rectangular...

Ancestry of “lakana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLondon—
2Middle EnglishLondon—
3Old EnglishLundenLondon
4LatinLondiniumLondon
5Proto-Celtic*Londinyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lakana”

  • lakanakangas
  • pussilakana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →