Where does “lalwa” come from?
lalwa (Haitian Creole) comes from French loi, from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, from Old French lei, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lalwa (Haitian Creole): law
Ancestry of “lalwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | loi | law |
| 2 | Middle French | loy | law |
| 3 | Old French | loi | law; rule; regulation |
| 4 | Old French | lei | a law |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |