Where does “льон” come from?

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

льон (Ukrainian): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “льон”, step by step

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

Words derived from “льон”

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