Where does “lavemen” come from?

lavemen (Indonesian) comes from Dutch lavement, from French lavement, from French laver, from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavemen (Indonesian): enema

Definitions

  1. enema

Ancestry of “lavemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlavementwashing, wash; lavement, enema, clyster
2Frenchlavementwash; washing; enema
3Frenchlaverto wash; to wash oneself
4Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
5Latinlavōto wash, bathe
6Proto-Italiclawaō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →