Where does “vilna” come from?

vilna (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

vilna (Lithuanian): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “vilna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwílˀnāˀwool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ