Where does “leoie” come from?

leoie (Manx) comes from Old Irish lúaith, from Proto-Celtic loutus, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

leoie (Manx): ashes

Definitions

  1. ashes

Ancestry of “leoie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlúaithashes, dust
2Proto-Celticloutusash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic loutus →Every word from Old Irish lúaith →