Where does “lisien” come from?

lisien (Mauritian Creole) comes from French chien, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

lisien (Mauritian Creole): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “lisien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiendog; cock, hammer; greedy, stingy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from French chien →
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