Where does “Leń” come from?

Leń (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic lьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “Leń”, step by step

Leń traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic lьnъ

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

via Proto-Slavic lěnь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěnьlaziness

Words derived from “Leń”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьnъ →