Where does “lana” come from?
lana (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laña, from Spanish lanar, from Spanish lana, from Old Spanish lana, from Latin lana, from Proto-Italic wlānā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
lana (Tagalog): wool; sesame oil; species of small banana
Definitions
- wool; sesame oil; species of small banana
Ancestry of “lana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laña | oil |
| 2 | Spanish | lanar | wool-bearing |
| 3 | Spanish | lana | wool; cash, money, dough |
| 4 | Old Spanish | lana | — |
| 5 | Latin | lana | wool; ablative singular of lāna; vocative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wlānā | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |