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› Proto-Indo-European
Where does “leh₁-” come from?
leh₁-
(Proto-Indo-European): soft, calm; lazy, slow
Definitions
soft, calm; lazy, slow
Words derived from “leh₁-”
lenient
leniency
lenity
leniently
lenience
lene
lenis
lenitive
lenify
overlenient
lenitude
lenis
laws-
layo-
lēnis
lētas
leh₁-en-os
*layeti
lenitudo
lenitas
leno
lene
leniter
dagesh lene