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Where does “len” come from?

len (Vietnamese) comes from French laine, from Middle French laine, from Old French lainne, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

len (Vietnamese): to go up, come up, rise; to be or reach a certain...

Definitions

  1. to go up, come up, rise; to be or reach a certain...

Ancestry of “len”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlainewool
2Middle Frenchlaine—
3Old Frenchlainne—
4Latinlāna—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “len”

  • nhanh lên
  • lên ngôi
  • máy bay lên thẳng
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →