Where does “lavaj” come from?

lavaj (Romanian) comes from French lavage, from French laver, from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavaj (Romanian): lavage

Definitions

  1. lavage

Ancestry of “lavaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlavagewashing
2Frenchlaverto wash; to wash oneself
3Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →