Where does “laña” come from?
laña (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Spanish lanar, from Spanish lana, from Old Spanish lana, from Latin lana, from Proto-Italic wlānā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Ancestry of “laña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | lanar | wool-bearing |
| 2 | Spanish | lana | wool; cash, money, dough |
| 3 | Old Spanish | lana | — |
| 4 | Latin | lana | wool; ablative singular of lāna; vocative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wlānā | wool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |