Where does “lias” come from?

lias (Late Latin) comes from Gaulish ligyā, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “lias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishligyā—
2Proto-Celticlegyālayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lias”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic legyā →Every word from Gaulish ligyā →