Where does “ljeau” come from?
ljeau (Aromanian) comes from Latin levo, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
ljeau (Aromanian): I take
Ancestry of “ljeau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | levo | I raise, elevate, lift up; I make light, lighten;... |
| 2 | Latin | levis | light; quick, swift; fickle |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |