Where does “tauh los” come from?

tauh los (Achang) comes from German los-, from German lōs, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

tauh los (Achang): to come back, return

Definitions

  1. to come back, return

Ancestry of “tauh los”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlos-A verb prefix
2Germanlōs—
3Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
4Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →
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