Where does “lani” come from?
lani (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic olni, from Hungarian öl, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil.
lani (Slovene): last year
Ancestry of “lani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | olni | doe |
| 2 | Hungarian | öl | to kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | süle | bosom, lap, open arms |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *sögil | — |