Where does “ao len” come from?

ao len (Galician) comes from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

ao len (Galician): bare; out in the open

Definitions

  1. bare; out in the open

Ancestry of “ao len”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- →Every word from Latin lēnis →
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