Where does “lèmlòuhkò” come from?
lèmlòuhkò (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Haitian Creole kò, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
lèmlòuhkò (Khiamniungan Naga): inclusiveincluding everything within its scope
Definitions
- inclusiveincluding everything within its scope
Ancestry of “lèmlòuhkò”, step by step
lèmlòuhkò traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole kò
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | kò | body |
| 2 | French | corps | body; field; corps |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via Proto-Indo-European lem-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | lem- | to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws |