Where does “loos” come from?
loos (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic lluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European pelh-.
loos (Cornish): grey
Ancestry of “loos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | lluɨd | grey |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *ɸleitos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh- | — |