Where does “yen” come from?

yen (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish lleno, from Old Spanish lleno, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

yen (Papiamentu): full

Definitions

  1. full

Ancestry of “yen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlleno"superlative": llenísimo; full
2Old Spanishlleno—
3Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
4Proto-Italicplēnosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →