Where does “laba” come from?
laba (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese lavar, from Old Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
laba (Kabuverdianu): to wash
Ancestry of “laba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | lavar | to wash |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | lavar | — |
| 3 | Latin | lavare | present active infinitive of lavō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |