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Where does “llawn” come from?

llawn (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic llọn, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

llawn (Welsh): full; abounding; fully

Definitions

  1. full; abounding; fully

Ancestry of “llawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllọnfull
2Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “llawn”

  • -lon
  • ffyddlon
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