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Where does “lēgā” come from?

lēgā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

lēgā (Proto-Celtic): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “lēgā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “lēgā”

  • liach
  • liogh
  • líach
  • lo
  • loyow
  • lluɨɣ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →