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Where does “láine” come from?

láine (Irish) comes from Old Irish láine, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

láine (Irish): fullness; inflection of lán: ## genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. fullness; inflection of lán: ## genitive singular...

Ancestry of “láine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishláinefullness
2Old Irishlánfull
3Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “láine”

  • comhláine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →