Where does “Levo” come from?
Levo (Finnish) comes from Russian лев, from Bulgarian лев, from Old Church Slavonic львъ, from Proto-Slavic lьvъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
Ancestry of “Levo”, step by step
Levo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian лев
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лев | lion; lev; short masculine singular of ле́вый |
| 2 | Bulgarian | лев | lev; lion |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | львъ | lion |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lьvъ | lion |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 | lion animal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |