Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/leh₁-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*leh₁- [1][2]

soft, calm
lazy slow

Derived terms

*leh₁-en-os
- Balto-Slavic: *lēnas
  - Lithuanian: lė́nas
  - Latvian: lȩ̄̀ns
  - Slavic: *lěnъ (see there for further descendants)
*leh₁-nis
- Italic: *lēnis
  - Latin: lēnis
*leh₁-tos
- Balto-Slavic: *lēˀtas
  - Lithuanian: lė̃tas
  - Latvian: lȩ̃ts

References

Derksen, Rick (2015), “lėnas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 279
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “lēnis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 333

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[DerksenB_1-1] Derksen, Rick (2015), “lėnas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 279

[De_vaan_1-2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “lēnis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 333