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Where does “lěnъ” come from?

lěnъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lēnas, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁-en-os, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

lěnъ (Proto-Slavic): lazy; slow

Definitions

  1. lazy; slow

Ancestry of “lěnъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclēnas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-en-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow

Words derived from “lěnъ”

  • леность
  • лен
  • lenj
  • лијен
  • лењ
  • lijen
  • líný
  • lenost
  • lenoch
  • lěnostь
  • len
  • лѣнъ
  • лѣность
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