Where does “lua” come from?

lua (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese lua, from Old Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lua (Guinea-Bissau Creole): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “lua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseluamoon
2Old Portugueselũa—
3Latinlūna—
4Old Latinlosna—
5Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →