Where does “loaek” come from?

loaek (Breton) comes from Breton loa, from Proto-Brythonic lluɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *leigā, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

loaek (Breton): spoon-shaped

Definitions

  1. spoon-shaped

Ancestry of “loaek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonloaspoon
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨɣspoon, scoop, ladle, trowel
3Proto-Celtic*leigāspoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “loaek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ-