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Where does “lagad” come from?

lagad (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic llugad, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lagad (Breton): eye; look; light

Definitions

  1. eye; look; light

Ancestry of “lagad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllugadeye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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