Where does “lecc” come from?

lecc (Old Irish) comes from Latin Leucum, from Gaulish leux, from Proto-Celtic leuxs, from Proto-Indo-European léwks — something bright, white.

Ancestry of “lecc”, step by step

lecc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Leucum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLeucum—
2Gaulishleuxlight
3Proto-Celticleuxs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwkssomething bright, white

via Proto-Celtic ɸlikkā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸlikkāstone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥keh₂flat surface
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “lecc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwks →Every word from Proto-Celtic leuxs →Every word from Gaulish leux →