Where does “Lniany” come from?

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

Lniany (Polish): flax; flaxen

Definitions

  1. flax; flaxen

Ancestry of “Lniany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclьněnъ—
2Proto-Slaviclьnъflax
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclína—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьnъ →