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
Ancestry of “yen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | lleno | "superlative": llenísimo; full |
| 2 | Old Spanish | lleno | — |
| 3 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |