Where does “lokailu” come from?

lokailu (Basque) comes from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

lokailu (Basque): conjunction

Definitions

  1. conjunction

Ancestry of “lokailu”, step by step

lokailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque gailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegailudevice
2Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

via Basque lotu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquelotuto tie, to fasten; to join
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailō →Every word from Basque gailu →