Where does “lín” come from?

lín (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European leyH- — flow, flood; to bend; to flow.

lín (Old Irish): full number, complement; number sufficient to...

Definitions

  1. full number, complement; number sufficient to...

Ancestry of “lín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlīnomflax; flow; flood
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanleyH-flow, flood; to bend; to flow

Words derived from “lín

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyH-Every word from Proto-Celtic līnom