Where does “nón len” come from?

nón len (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lên, 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.

nón len (Vietnamese): beanie

Definitions

  1. beanie

Ancestry of “nón len”, step by step

nón len traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselênto go up, come up, rise; to be or reach a certain...
2Frenchlainewool
3Middle Frenchlaine
4Old Frenchlainne
5Latinlānawool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Vietnamese nón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesenónAsian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet
2Proto-Vietick-nɔːn
3Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂Every word from Latin lāna