Where does “làn” come from?

làn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

làn (Scottish Gaelic): full, absolute, entire, big

Definitions

  1. full, absolute, entire, big

Ancestry of “làn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlánfull
2Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “làn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos →