Where does “lēnums” come from?

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

lēnums (Latvian): slowness; calm, peacefulness

Definitions

  1. slowness; calm, peacefulness

Ancestry of “lēnums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlēnsslow; calm, meek, peaceful
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-en-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁-en-os →Every word from Latvian lēns →