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Where does “lán” come from?

lán (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

lán (Old Irish): full

Definitions

  1. full

Ancestry of “lán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “lán”

  • lántosach
  • lán
  • lántosaí
  • comhláine
  • láine
  • lánaibíocht
  • lánfhada
  • lánfhostaíocht
  • lánaosta
  • lánmhar
  • lánmhaireacht
  • lánchúlaí
  • lántaca
  • lánmar
  • láine
  • lane
  • ym-lane
  • yl-lanejeant
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