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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

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

Words derived from “ligyā”

  • lees
  • leesy
  • lie
  • lies
  • lias
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