Where does “lalinn” come from?

lalinn (Mauritian Creole) comes from French luné, from Middle 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- — bright; to shine; to see.

lalinn (Mauritian Creole): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “lalinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchlunéHaving a good or bad disposition, in a good or...
2Middle Frenchlunemoon
3Old Frenchlunethe Moon
4Latinlūna—
5Old Latinlosna—
6Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-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 →