Where does “ലോഷൻ” come from?

ലോഷൻ (Malayalam) comes from English lotion, from Middle English locion, from Latin lotio, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

ലോഷൻ (Malayalam): lotion

Definitions

  1. lotion

Ancestry of “ലോഷൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlotionA low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation...
2Middle EnglishlocionA pharmaceutical ointment
3Latinlotioa wash, washing; dative and ablative singular of...
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →