Where does “lalin” come from?

lalin (Mauritian Creole) comes from French lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lalin (Mauritian Creole): moon; line

Definitions

  1. moon; line

Ancestry of “lalin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchluneThe Moon; Any natural satellite of a planet; A...
2Old Frenchlunethe Moon
3Latinlūna—
4Old Latinlosna—
5Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →