Where does “len” come from?
len (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic lьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “len”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lьnъ | flax |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lína | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |