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Where does “līnom” come from?

līnom (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyH- — flow, flood; to bend; to flow.

līnom (Proto-Celtic): flax; flow; flood

Definitions

  1. flax; flow; flood

Ancestry of “līnom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanleyH-flow, flood; to bend; to flow

Words derived from “līnom”

  • Idirlíon
  • folíon
  • gáslíonta
  • líonta
  • líonmhar
  • líonmhaireacht
  • líon
  • línaid
  • línmar
  • lín
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