Where does “lolo” come from?

lolo (Romani) comes from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

lolo (Romani): red; tomato

Definitions

  1. red; tomato

Ancestry of “lolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “lolo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit लोहित →