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Where does “lavo” come from?

lavo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “lavo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclawaō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
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