Where does “lavâ” come from?

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

lavâ (Ligurian): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “lavâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavōto wash, bathe
2Proto-Italiclawaō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lavâ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →