Where does “լու” come from?
լու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լու, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlutós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
լու (Armenian): flea
Ancestry of “լու”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | լու | flea; a kind of a sea fish; the hearing, the act... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlutós | heard, listened; known, famous |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |