Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “льнъ” come from?

льнъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “льнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclьnъflax
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclína—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “льнъ”

  • лён
  • льняной
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →