Where does “laiar” come from?
laiar (Galician) comes from Galician lais, 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- — eye bitter.
laiar (Galician): to wail; to groan; to complain
Definitions
- to wail; to groan; to complain
Ancestry of “laiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | lais | song |
| 2 | Old French | lai | lai; ugly |
| 3 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 4 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 6 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |