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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”

  • lántosach
  • lántosaí
  • lánaibíocht
  • lánfhada
  • lánfhostaíocht
  • lánaosta
  • lánchúlaí
  • lántaca
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