Where does “лён” come from?

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

лён (Russian): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “лён”, step by step

лён traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic льнъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicльнъ—
2Proto-Slaviclьnъflax
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclína—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via German lehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlehenfeud or fief (estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord)
2Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “лён”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьnъ →