Where does “льняной” come from?

льняной (Russian) comes from Russian лён, from Old East Slavic льнъ, from Proto-Slavic lьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

льняной (Russian): flax, linen

Definitions

  1. flax, linen

Ancestry of “льняной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлёнflax
2Old East Slavicльнъ—
3Proto-Slaviclьnъflax
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclína—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьnъ →