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Where does “lēns” come from?

lēns (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European leh₁-en-os, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

lēns (Latvian): slow; calm, meek, peaceful

Definitions

  1. slow; calm, meek, peaceful

Ancestry of “lēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-en-os—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow

Words derived from “lēns”

  • lēnība
  • lēnums
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