Where does “Limia” come from?

Limia (Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic līmo-, from Proto-Indo-European léymō, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

Limia (Latin): A river of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis, now called Lima in Portuguese and Limia in Galician

Definitions

  1. A river of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis, now called Lima in Portuguese and Limia in Galician

Ancestry of “Limia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlīmo-flood; marsh
2Proto-Indo-Europeanléymōlake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léymō →Every word from Proto-Celtic līmo- →