Where does “morlin” come from?

morlin (Welsh) comes from Welsh llin, 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.

morlin (Welsh): coastline

Definitions

  1. coastline

Ancestry of “morlin”, step by step

morlin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllinline, stroke
2Middle Welshllin—
3Old Welshlin—
4Proto-Brythonic*llinflax
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Welsh môr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
2Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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