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*lixusnow the Loukkos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →