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

  1. Alternative form of lenzi

Ancestry of “lengi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianlenzito lick
2Latinlingōto lick (up)
3Latinlingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinlingoI lick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin lingo →Every word from Latin lingere →
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