Where does “lunula” come from?

lunula (Indonesian) comes from Latin lūnula, 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.

lunula (Indonesian): lunula: something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail

Definitions

  1. lunula: something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail

Ancestry of “lunula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūnulaan ornament in the form of a little moon
2Latinlūna—
3Old Latinlosna—
4Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-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 →