Where does “lavâse” come from?

lavâse (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian se, from Late Latin se(d), from Latin si, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

lavâse (Ligurian): reflexive of lavâ; to wash

Definitions

  1. reflexive of lavâ; to wash

Ancestry of “lavâse”, step by step

lavâse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ligurian se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianseif
2Late Latinse(d)—
3Latinsiif, supposing that; whether
4Proto-Italicseiso, thus
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Ligurian lavâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianlavâto wash
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Italic sei →Every word from Latin si →