Where does “leyan” come from?

leyan (Volapük) comes from Volapük yan, from Latin iānua, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

leyan (Volapük): gate

Definitions

  1. gate

Ancestry of “leyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükyandoor
2Latiniānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city)
3LatinIānus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Latin Iānus →Every word from Latin iānua →