Where does “luh” come from?

luh (Proto-Mon-Khmer) comes from Middle High German lôn, from English loan, from Scottish Gaelic lòn, from Middle Irish lon, from Old Irish lón, from Proto-Celtic *lawano-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

luh (Proto-Mon-Khmer): hole

Definitions

  1. hole

Ancestry of “luh”, step by step

luh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German lôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlôn—
2EnglishloanAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance...
3Scottish Gaeliclònpool
4Middle Irishlon—
5Old Irishlónfat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast
6Proto-Celtic*lawano-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Proto-Slavic lǫgъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclǫgъdepression
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclanˀgas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luhəq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*luhəqtear
2Proto-Austronesian*luSəqtear drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes

Words derived from “luh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *lawano- →Every word from Old Irish lón →