Where does “lìon” come from?
lìon (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lín, from Proto-Celtic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European leyH- — flow, flood; to bend; to flow.
lìon (Scottish Gaelic): net, web; lint, flax; fill
Definitions
- net, web; lint, flax; fill
Ancestry of “lìon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | lín | full number, complement; number sufficient to... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | līnom | flax; flow; flood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyH- | flow, flood; to bend; to flow |
Words derived from “lìon”