Where does “lón” come from?

lón (Irish) comes from Old Irish lón, from Proto-Celtic *lawano-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lón (Irish): provision, supply; food, victuals, sustenance;...

Definitions

  1. provision, supply; food, victuals, sustenance;...

Ancestry of “lón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlónfat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast
2Proto-Celtic*lawano-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *lawano- →Every word from Old Irish lón →