Where does “lu” come from?

lu (Cornish) comes from Old Cornish luu, from Proto-Brythonic llʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.

lu (Cornish): troop

Definitions

  1. troop

Ancestry of “lu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Cornishluu—
2Proto-Brythonicllʉɣtroop
3Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—

Words derived from “lu”

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