Where does “lán” come from?

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

lán (Irish): full, replete; swelling; full

Definitions

  1. full, replete; swelling; full

Ancestry of “lán”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos →
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