Where does “Loira” come from?

Loira (Czech) comes from French Loire, from Latin liger, from Gaulish liga, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “Loira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLoire—
2Latinligerfirst-person singular present passive subjunctive...
3Gaulishligasilt, sediment, deposit, alluvium
4Proto-Celticlegyālayer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic legyā →Every word from Gaulish liga →
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