Where does “pen-lin” come from?
pen-lin (Welsh) comes from Welsh glin, from Proto-Brythonic glin, from Proto-Celtic glūnos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
pen-lin (Welsh): knee
Ancestry of “pen-lin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | glin | knee |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | glin | knee |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glūnos | knee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |