Where does “lèv” come from?

lèv (Haitian Creole) comes from French lèvre, from Middle French lévre, from Old French levre, from Vulgar Latin labra, from Latin lābrum, from Latin lavābrum, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō — to wash.

lèv (Haitian Creole): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “lèv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlèvrelip
2Middle Frenchlévre—
3Old Frenchlevre—
4Vulgar Latinlabra—
5Latinlābrumlip
6Latinlavābrum—
7Latinlavōto wash, bathe
8Proto-Italiclawaō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →