Where does “lijeru” come from?

lijeru (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese ligeiro, from Old Portuguese ligeyro.

lijeru (Guinea-Bissau Creole): smooth

Definitions

  1. smooth

Ancestry of “lijeru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseligeirolight; quick, nimble
2Old Portugueseligeyro—
Every word from Old Portuguese ligeyro →Every word from Portuguese ligeiro →