Where does “lenaj” come from?

lenaj (Romanian) comes from French lainage, from French laine, from Middle French laine, from Old French lainne, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lenaj (Romanian): woollens

Definitions

  1. woollens

Ancestry of “lenaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlainagewoollens
2Frenchlainewool
3Middle Frenchlaine—
4Old Frenchlainne—
5Latinlānawool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Latin lāna →