Where does “lagatta” come from?

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

lagatta (Cornish): to stare, eye, gaze

Definitions

  1. to stare, eye, gaze

Ancestry of “lagatta”, step by step

lagatta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish lagas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlagaseye
2Proto-Brythonicllugadeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Cornish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishaMarks the following verb to the preceding...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Brythonic llugad →