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
Ancestry of “lij”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lija | sandpaper |
| 2 | Spanish | lijo | |
| 3 | Latin | lixa | lye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant |
| 4 | Latin | *lixus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |