Where does “lao” come from?

lao (Irish) comes from Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic lāɸigos, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lao (Irish): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “lao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlóegcalf; favourite, darling
2Proto-Celticlāɸigoscalf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lao”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lāɸigos →Every word from Old Irish lóeg →
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