Where does “lhean” come from?

lhean (Manx) comes from Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitanos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-enos, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

lhean (Manx): wide, broad; broad

Definitions

  1. wide, broad; broad

Ancestry of “lhean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlethanbroad, wide
2Proto-Celticɸlitanosbroad, wide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-enos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-enos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitanos →