Where does “lipharoj” come from?
lipharoj (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lipo, from English lip, from German lippe, from Yiddish ליפּ, from Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.
lipharoj (Esperanto): mustache; plural of lipharo
Definitions
- mustache; plural of lipharo
Ancestry of “lipharoj”, step by step
lipharoj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto lipo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lipo | lip |
| 2 | English | lip | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the... |
| 3 | German | lippe | lip |
| 4 | Yiddish | ליפּ | lip |
| 5 | Middle High German | lippe | — |
| 6 | Old High German | *lippa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
via Esperanto haroj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | haroj | plural of haro; hairs; hair |