Where does “lúa” come from?

lúa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lúa (Galician): the Moon; a moon or natural satellite of any...

Definitions

  1. the Moon; a moon or natural satellite of any...

Ancestry of “lúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselũa—
2Latinlūna—
3Old Latinlosna—
4Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lúa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →