Where does “lã” come from?

lã (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lãa, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lã (Portuguese): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “lã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselãawool, fleece
2Latinlānawool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Latin lāna →