Where does “lai” come from?
lai (French) comes from Old French lai, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
lai (French): A mostly North European medieval form of lyrical,...
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- A mostly North European medieval form of lyrical,...
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