Where does “lij” come from?

lij (Dutch) comes from Spanish lija, from Spanish lijo, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

lij (Dutch): lee

Definitions

  1. lee

Ancestry of “lij”, step by step

lij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish lija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlijasandpaper
2Spanishlijo
3Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
4Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

via Chinese 鋁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese鋁—
2New Latinalūminium—

Words derived from “lij”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →