Where does “lavar” come from?

lavar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “lavar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
2LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lavar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →