Where does “liger” come from?

liger (Latin) comes from Gaulish liga, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

liger (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “liger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishligasilt, sediment, deposit, alluvium
2Proto-Celticlegyālayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “liger”

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