Where does “lowin” come from?
lowin (Old High German) comes from Late Latin labina, from Latin labi, from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh.
Ancestry of “lowin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | labina | landslide; landslide; slippery place; a slippery... |
| 2 | Latin | labi | present active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to... |
| 3 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 5 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 6 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | — |
Words derived from “lowin”