Where does “lengi” come from?
lengi (Friulian) comes from Friulian lenzi, from Latin lingō, from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.
lengi (Friulian): Alternative form of lenzi
Definitions
- Alternative form of lenzi
Ancestry of “lengi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Friulian | lenzi | to lick |
| 2 | Latin | lingō | — |
| 3 | Latin | lingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | lingo | I lick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |