Where does “kokvilna” come from?
kokvilna (Latvian) comes from Latvian vilna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
kokvilna (Latvian): cotton
Ancestry of “kokvilna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | vilna | genitive singular form of vilns; wool (the hair... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wílˀnāˀ | wool |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |