Where does “lapo” come from?

lapo (Galician) comes from Galician lapar, from Proto-Germanic lapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lapo (Galician): sputum; spittle, spit; slap

Definitions

  1. sputum; spittle, spit; slap

Ancestry of “lapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlaparto lick, to lap; to quaff, to swig; to slurp; to...
2Proto-Germaniclapjanąto lick; to ladle, to scoop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapjaną →Every word from Galician lapar →