Where does “lagëtur” come from?
lagëtur (Albanian) comes from Albanian lag, from Proto-Albanian lag-, from Irish lag, from Old Irish lác, from Proto-Celtic laggos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
Ancestry of “lagëtur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | lag | to wet, moisten; to water; to wash land |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | lag- | — |
| 3 | Irish | lag | weak |
| 4 | Old Irish | lác | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | laggos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |