Where does “labu” come from?

labu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

Ancestry of “labu”, step by step

labu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian láb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Old High German labōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlabōnto wash, refresh
2Proto-Germaniclabōnąto strengthen, refresh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlōbʰ-to strengthen oneself, rest; to strengthen...

via Proto-Slavic *olba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*olba—

Words derived from “labu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →