Where does “lëvar” come from?

lëvar (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lā(i), from Proto-Indo-European lēi, from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.

lëvar (Albanian): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “lëvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlā(i)—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēito pour
3Proto-Celticlīwanks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic līwanks →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēi →