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Where does “lut” come from?

lut (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lutśi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēwt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lut (Albanian): I request, ask for; I plead, I beg

Definitions

  1. I request, ask for; I plead, I beg

Ancestry of “lut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlutśi-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēwt-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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