Where does “lavacuncas” come from?

lavacuncas (Galician) comes from Galician lavar, from Old Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavacuncas (Galician): Genista tridentata

Definitions

  1. Genista tridentata

Ancestry of “lavacuncas”, step by step

lavacuncas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician lavar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlavarto wash
2Old Portugueselavar—
3Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
4LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Galician cunca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancuncabowl; basin; traditional dry measure
2Old Portuguesecunca—
3Latinconchabivalve; mussel; mollusk; oyster shell, pearl...
4Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →