Where does “lota” come from?

lota (Irish) comes from Middle English lot, from Old English hlot, from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lota (Irish): lot; Alternative form of lochta

Definitions

  1. lot; Alternative form of lochta

Ancestry of “lota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlot—
2Old Englishhlotportion, share, lot; choice, decision
3Proto-West Germanic*hlut—
4Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →