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Where does “lugъ” come from?
lugъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Ancestry of “lugъ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
laugō
bath, wash; soap, lye
2
Proto-Indo-European
lewh₃-
to wash
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