Where does “lolo” come from?

lolo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish abuelo, from Old Spanish avuelo, from Vulgar Latin *aviolum, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

lolo (Cebuano): A grandfather; A granduncle; A cousin of one's...

Definitions

  1. A grandfather; A granduncle; A cousin of one's...

Ancestry of “lolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabuelograndfather; an elderly person; loose tufts of...
2Old Spanishavuelograndfather
3Vulgar Latin*aviolum
4Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-
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