Where does “лань” come from?

лань (Russian) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

лань (Russian): fallow deer

Definitions

  1. fallow deer

Ancestry of “лань”, step by step

лань traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklandcountry; land; urine from livestock
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Proto-Slavic olni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolnidoe
2Hungarianölto kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,...
3Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
4Proto-Turkic*sögilwart

Words derived from “лань”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →