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Where does “lēi” come from?

lēi (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.

lēi (Proto-Indo-European): to pour

Definitions

  1. to pour

Ancestry of “lēi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlīwanks—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let
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