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Where does “loja” come from?

loja (Portuguese) comes from French loge, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

loja (Portuguese): shop; hut

Definitions

  1. shop; hut

Ancestry of “loja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlogelodge; box; hut
2Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
3Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
4Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “loja”

  • desalojar
  • alojar
  • lojista
  • alojamento
  • realojamento
  • realojar
  • desalojado
  • loja
  • lozya
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