Where does “lixívia” come from?

lixívia (Portuguese) comes from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

lixívia (Portuguese): lye

Definitions

Ancestry of “lixívia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	lixīva	lye, alkalized water
2	Latin	lixīvus	made into lye
3	Latin	lixa	lye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
4	Latin	*lixus	now the Loukkos
5	Proto-Indo-European	wleykʷ-	moist, to wet

Words derived from “lixívia”

lixiviar
lixiviação

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →