Where does “ligyā” come from?

ligyā (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “ligyā”, step by step

ligyā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic legyā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlegyālayer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Celtic *legyā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Celtic*legyā—

Words derived from “ligyā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic legyā →
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