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Where does “wlānos” come from?

wlānos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “wlānos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwlanāwool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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