Where does “lustra” come from?

lustra (Latvian) comes from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lustra (Latvian): chandelier

Definitions

  1. chandelier

Ancestry of “lustra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūstrōto purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice
2Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
3Old Latinloustrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom →Every word from Old Latin loustrom →