Where does “lau” come from?

lau (Aromanian) comes from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lau (Aromanian): I wash; I wash myself

Definitions

  1. I wash; I wash myself

Ancestry of “lau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavōto wash, bathe
2Proto-Italiclawaō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →