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Where does “liho” come from?

liho (Cebuano) comes from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

Ancestry of “liho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
2Latin*lixus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “liho”

  • lija
  • lijar
  • liha
  • liha
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