Where does “llin” come from?

llin (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

llin (Welsh): line, stroke

Definitions

  1. line, stroke

Ancestry of “llin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshllin
2Old Welshlin
3Proto-Brythonic*llinflax
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “llin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom