Where does “lavoro” come from?
lavoro (Neapolitan) comes from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.
lavoro (Neapolitan): a job
Definitions
- a job
Ancestry of “lavoro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 2 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 3 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 4 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |