Where does “levar” come from?

levar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese levar, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

levar (Galician): to take, to carry, to transport; to wear; to take

Definitions

  1. to take, to carry, to transport; to wear; to take

Ancestry of “levar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselevarto take
2Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
3Latinlēvislight, not heavy
4Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “levar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →