Where does “leuga” come from?

leuga (Latin) comes from Latin leuca, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.

leuga (Latin): A unit of length defined as 1+1⁄2 Roman miles

Definitions

  1. A unit of length defined as 1+1⁄2 Roman miles

Ancestry of “leuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleucaleague, mile
2Proto-Celtic*lougā—

Words derived from “leuga”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *lougā →
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