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Where does “ligeti” come from?

ligeti (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

ligeti (Proto-Celtic): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “ligeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanléyǵʰtito be licking
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “ligeti”

  • ligh
  • ligh
  • ligid
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