Where does “laba” come from?

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

laba (Papiamentu): to wash

Definitions

to wash

Ancestry of “laba”, step by step

laba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu laba

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kabuverdianu	laba	to wash
2	Portuguese	lavar	to wash
3	Old Portuguese	lavar	—
4	Latin	lavare	present active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
5	Latin	lavo	I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
6	Proto-Italic	lawaō	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	léwh₃eti	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	lewh₃-	to wash

via Spanish lavar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	lavar	to wash; to wipe, clear
2	Latin	lavō	to wash, bathe
3	Proto-Italic	*lowō	to wash

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